Wedgwood green

noun

A pale grey-green colour.

Meanings

nounWedgwood green (countable and uncountable, plural Wedgwood greens)

plural Wedgwood greens

  1. countableuncountableA pale grey-green colour.
adjectiveWedgwood green (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a pale grey-green colour.

Origin

Named for Josiah Wedgwood, who used this colour for pottery.

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APA

Wedgwood green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wedgwood%20green

MLA

“Wedgwood green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wedgwood%20green. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wedgwood green,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wedgwood%20green.

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