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eau de nil
/ əʊ də niːl /
noun
- a pale yellowish-green colour
- ( as adjective )
eau-de-nil walls
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eau de nil1
French, literally: water of (the) Nile
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Example Sentences
The peacock brocade, the eau de Nil, the crocus yellow, but once—twice at the uttermost.
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A brown colour, or "eau de nil," might appear to come out of the range of matching.
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Miss Douce said yes, sitting with his ex, pearl grey and eau de Nil.
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The eau-de-nil of dawn found us on the edge of shivering, but the day warmed rapidly.
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She heard the judge's daughter speak of eau de nil chiffon, and a hat turned up at the side.
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