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Meaning of "Lincoln green" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LINCOLN GREEN

So named after a green fabric formerly made at Lincoln, England.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LINCOLN GREEN

Lincoln green play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINCOLN GREEN

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Lincoln green is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LINCOLN GREEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lincoln green

Lincoln green is the colour of dyed woollen cloth associated with Robin Hood and his merry men in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. The dyers of Lincoln, a cloth town in the high Middle Ages, produced the cloth by dyeing it with woad to give it a strong blue, then overdyeing it yellow with weld or dyers' broom, Genista tinctoria. "Coventry blue" and "Kendall green" were also colours linked with the dyers of English towns. The colour is a deep warm olive green. The first recorded use of Lincoln green as a colour name in English was in 1510. By the late sixteenth century, Lincoln green was a thing of the past, for Michael Drayton provided a sidenote in his Poly-Olbion: "Lincoln anciently dyed the best green in England." Cloth of Lincoln green was more pleasing than undyed shepherd's gray cloth: "When they were clothed in Lyncolne grene they kest away their gray", according to A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode, ca 1510, and Lincoln green betokened an old-fashioned forester even in the fancy dress of Edmund Spenser's The Faery Queene: "All in a woodman's jacket he was clad of Lincolne Greene, belay'd with silver lace.

Definition of Lincoln green in the English dictionary

The definition of Lincoln green in the dictionary is a yellowish-green or brownish-green colour. Other definition of Lincoln green is a cloth of this colour.

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Lincoln
Lincoln Center
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WORDS THAT END LIKE LINCOLN GREEN

apple green
apple-green
bowling green
deep green
evergreen
grass green
green
kelly green
kelly-green
lime green
lime-green
Lincoln-green
oil of wintergreen
olive green
olive-green
sage green
screen
sea green
sea-green
village green
wintergreen

Synonyms and antonyms of Lincoln green in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Lincoln green» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINCOLN GREEN

Find out the translation of Lincoln green to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lincoln green from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lincoln green» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

林肯绿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lincoln verde
570 millions of speakers

English

Lincoln green
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिंकन हरे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

لينكولن الأخضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Линкольн зеленый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verde Lincoln
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিঙ্কন সবুজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lincoln vert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hijau Lincoln
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lincoln grün
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オリーブグリーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

링컨 녹색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lincoln ijo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Lincoln màu xanh lá cây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிங்கன் பச்சை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिंकन ग्रीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lincoln yeşil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lincoln verde
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lincoln Green
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лінкольн зелений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lincoln verde
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Λίνκολν πράσινο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Lincoln groen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Lincoln grön
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Lincoln grønn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lincoln green

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINCOLN GREEN»

The term «Lincoln green» is regularly used and occupies the 69.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LINCOLN GREEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lincoln green

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINCOLN GREEN»

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Standing in for Lincoln Green (Read aloud by Victoria Coren)
This is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Victoria Coren. What if you could have a handy stand-in to do all the things that you don’t want to do?
David Mackintosh, 2013
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. Lincoln was formerly celebrated for the manufacture of green cloth and stuffs, or rather for the green dye employed upon them. The marginal note on the passage from Drayton's Polyol- bion, song 25, says, "Lincoln anciently ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1859
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A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. Lincoln was formerly celebrated for the manufacture of green cloth and stuffs, or rather for the green dye employed upon them. The marginal note on the passage from Drayton's Polyol- bion, song 25, says, "Lincoln anciently ...
Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright, 1867
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Things not generally known: familiarly explained
KENDAL-GREEN, LINCOLN-GREEN, was a sort of foresters' green cloth, for the manufacture of which Kendal, in Westmoreland, was famous. Shakspeare, in 1 Henry 1 V. act ii. sc. 4, has Three misbegotten knaves in Kendal-green. It was the  ...
John Timbs, 1867
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. Lincoln was formerly celebrated for the manufacture of green cloth and stuffs, or rather for the green dye employed upon them. The mar- Cd note on the passage from Drayton's Polyolbion, ong 25, says, " Lincoln anciently  ...
Robert Nares, 1822
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Things Not Generally Known Familiarly Explained, a Book for ...
The hair-powder duty in the first year was estimated at 200,000l. KENDAL- GREEN, LINCOLN-GREEN, was a sort of foresters' green cloth, for the manufacture of which Kendal, in Westmoreland, was famous. Shakspeare, 1n 1 Henry 1 V.
John Timbs, 1866
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A Glossary; Or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names and ...
LINCOLN GREEN. The marginal note on which says, “ Meres, or pools, from whence rivers spring." In Scotland it means a cataract; thus the falls of the river Clyde in that country, are called on the spot line. But it also means a pool under a fall.
Robert Nares, James-Orchard Halliwell, Thomas II Wright, 1859
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Elephant's Breath & London Smoke
Robin Hood's men were clad in Lincoln green. UA Glossary; or Collection of Words, U 1822 Lincoln, 1723 – {old ballad of Robin Hood} She got on her Holiday Kirtle and Gown, / They were of a light Lincoln Green; U Collection of Old BalladsU ...
Deb Salisbury, 2009
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President ...
Referring to changes that had taken place in her world, Todd wrote, "Lincoln's, lincoln green, have gone to dust." What on earth did she mean by this? It helps to know that Lincoln green was a style of dyed wool — famously worn by Robin ...
Joshua Wolf Shenk, 2006
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The Gest of Robyn Hode: A Critical and Textual Commentary
Why Lincoln Green? Gummere, p. 319, quotes someone (Ritson?) as explaining that it was good at letting the ouflaws hide from the deer. Neither Ritson nor Gummere could know it, but this is rather unlikely. Deer do not see as we do. Human ...
Robert B. Waltz

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINCOLN GREEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lincoln green is used in the context of the following news items.
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GOLF: Bury Seniors get back to winning ways
Chorley then pulled off a comprehensive response with Lincoln Green and Rob Livingston eating up the course to inflict a 6&5 reversal on vice ... «Bury Times, Jul 15»
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Robin Hood Festival: Vote for your favourite act at Sherwood's Got …
This year, they have been named Robin's Hoodies and their Lincoln green tabards will come with the slogan: "Need Help? Please Ask Me!". «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
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The silent aura of the Home of Cricket
The one time private venture of professional cricketer Thomas Lord, that nowadays is guarded by stewards in Lincoln green jackets as ... «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
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How Tewkesbury Medieval Festival has grown hugely over the years
Peggy added: "A few years later it moved to its present site, off Lincoln Green Lane and Lower Lode Lane. "This gave us access to the ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
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DeForest man arrested on homicide charge
A search of the Lincoln Green Road residence turned up dozens of new and used syringes, tin cookers, razor blades, rubber tourniquets and ... «hngnews.com, Jul 15»
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Wanted man appears in court on heroin-related homicide charge
Barnett borrowed $100 from a roommate and he and his wife, Jennifer, got a ride to a house on Lincoln Green Road in DeForest to meet ... «Madison.com, Jun 15»
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£60000 of designer clothes found at home of 'thief' arrested at Leeds …
About 800 items were found during a search of the property in Lincoln Green after the man was arrested at Harvey Nichols on Saturday. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jun 15»
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Day of action to help clear east Leeds community
... Hill worked with Leeds City Council officers, West Yorkshire Police and other partner organisations to stage a day of action in Lincoln Green. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jun 15»
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Former Yates Principal to Have Local Park Named After Him
The District consists of 572.19 acres of land, has five (5) residential subdivisions (Lincoln Green East, Lincoln Green Estates, Lincoln Green ... «Forward Times, Jun 15»
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Robin Hood returns to Nottingham... as a dancing pensioner
Peter Parsons, of Rodwell Close, Beechdale, donned his Lincoln green tights and bow and arrow to record a video paying homage to the ... «Nottingham Post, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lincoln green [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lincoln-green>. Apr 2024 ».
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