civette green

noun

ci·​vette green

sə̇ˈvet-

: a dark yellowish green that is yellower and paler than average hunter green or holly green (see holly green sense 1) and yellower, lighter, and stronger than deep chrome green

Word History

Etymology

French civette civet

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