eau de Nile
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eau de nile — |ōdə|nē(ə)l, nī( noun (plural eaux de nile |ō(z)d ) Usage: often capitalized N Etymology: French eau de Nil, literally, Nile water, from Nil Nile, river in northeast Africa : nile … Useful english dictionary
Nile — n. & adj. (in full Nile blue, Nile green) pale greenish blue or green. Etymology: the river Nile in NE Africa * * * ˈnīl esp before pause or consonant īəl noun or nile green ( s) Usage: often capitalized N Etymology … Useful english dictionary
eau de Nil — /də nēl/ noun A pale green colour, Nile green • • • Main Entry: ↑eau * * * eau de nil «OH duh NEEL», French. 1. Nile green. 2. (literally) water of the Nile. * * * [ˌō də nē] n. a pale greenish color Origin … Useful english dictionary
eau de Nil — ► NOUN ▪ a pale greenish colour. ORIGIN French, water of the Nile … English terms dictionary
nile blue — noun Etymology: from Nile, river in Africa 1. often capitalized N : a light bluish green, greener and deeper than average aqua green (sense 1), bluer and paler than average turquoise green, and bluer and stronger than robin s egg blue (sense 2) 2 … Useful english dictionary
Nile green — (or Nile blue) noun a pale bluish green. Origin C19: suggested by Fr. eau de Nil (see eau de Nil) … English new terms dictionary
Nile-cabbage — salotinė plūdoklė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aroninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Pistia stratiotes), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Azijos, Australijos, Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikos atogrąžose ir paatogrąžiuose. atitikmenys: lot.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
eau de Nil — [ˌəʊ də ni:l] noun a pale greenish colour. Origin Fr. eau de Nil, lit. water of the Nile … English new terms dictionary
eau de Nil — /oʊ də ˈnil/ (say oh duh neel) noun a dull green colour. {French: literally, water of the Nile} …
eau-de-nil — a. water of Nile ; a light shade of green … Dictionary of difficult words
