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Brunswick green

noun

Any of various dark green pigments, usually from copper compounds.

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Meanings

nounBrunswick green (countable and uncountable, plural Brunswick greens)

plural Brunswick greens

countableuncountableAny of various dark green pigments, usually from copper compounds.
countableuncountableThe dark green colour of any of these pigments.
The livery, standard Brunswick Green with greyish-white cab window recess and a continuous light green band along the bottom edge of the bodywork, is the most satisfactory use of green to date, [...].
1962 March, Brian Haresnape, “Design in 1961—a Retrospect”, in Modern Railways, page 192
Synonyms: English green

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nounThe dark green colour of any of these pigments.

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Origin

Named after Brunswick (Braunschweig) in Germany.

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APA

Brunswick green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20green

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“Brunswick green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20green. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brunswick green,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20green.

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