Meanings
plural parrot greens
- A strong, vibrant yellow-green color, mimicking the plumage of many parrots.
For young girls I use a great many colors - baby pinks and blues together, bright blues, yellows and parrot greens, all in vivid shades and all used at once in the new embroideries.
1911, Mrs. Simcox, “By Summer Seas, Pretty Frocks For The June Polo Games At Narragansett Pier And For The Horse Show At Hollywood”, in The Delineator, volume 78, page 19
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