leek-green
[ leek-green ]
/ ˈlikˈgrin /
adjective
dull bluish green.
Origin of leek-green
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby leek-green
leech line,
leech rope,
leeds,
leeds castle,
leek,
leek-green,
leer,
leery,
lees,
lees summit,
leesburg
Example sentences from the Web for leek-green
He had been wearing their leek-green colors the day she had sat in his lap in her father's courtyard.
The Unwilling Vestal |Edward Lucas WhiteRabbi Eliezar says "between purple-blue and leek-green" (which areharder to distinguish) .
It has a leek-green leaf a foot long with a few brown spots.
The Backwoodsman |Various