Kendal green
- noun
- Archaic
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verde Kendal
- Textiles colored with Kendal green were highly prized in the 16th century.
Examples
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In medieval England, Robin Hood was often described as wearing Kendal green.
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The actor’s costume included a cloak dyed in Kendal green for authenticity.
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The dress was made of beautiful Kendal green fabric.
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He painted the walls in a rich shade of Kendal green.
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In medieval England, Robin Hood was often described as wearing Kendal green.
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Textiles colored with Kendal green were highly prized in the 16th century.
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The actor’s costume included a cloak dyed in Kendal green for authenticity.
Synonyms
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A color between blue and yellow like fresh grass
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A green color like the sea
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A color that is a mix of blue and green
A green dye from the woad plant used to color cloth
A vivid green color often used in paint and dye
A bright light green used as a paint colour
How Green
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'Kendal' (a natural dye derived from woad) combined with 'green' (a color) yields the green produced by that dye or the cloth dyed with it. This follows a common noun+noun naming pattern (place/dye + color) so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun Kendal green comes from the town of Kendal, where cloth makers used a strong green dye on wool. Hunters and forest workers often wore that cloth, as in stories about Robin Hood, so the name came to mean 'a green dye or the cloth coloured with it'.