Meanings
nounKendal green (countable and uncountable, plural Kendal greens)
plural Kendal greens
- countableuncountableA coarse green woolen cloth.
How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green?
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv] - countableuncountableA light greyish-green colour, like that of the cloth.
adjectiveKendal green (not comparable)
- not comparableOf a light greyish-green colour.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
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