cresson
- adjective
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verde cresson
- The walls of their new kitchen were painted in a soft cresson tone, giving the room a natural, earthy feel.
Examples
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The artist mixed several pigments to create the ideal cresson shade for the meadow.
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She chose a cresson dress for the summer party.
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She chose a cresson dress for the spring wedding, which complemented the garden setting perfectly.
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The walls were painted in a soft cresson shade.
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She chose a cresson dress for the spring wedding, which complemented the garden setting perfectly.
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The artist mixed several pigments to create the ideal cresson shade for the meadow.
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The walls of their new kitchen were painted in a soft cresson tone, giving the room a natural, earthy feel.
Synonyms
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3.5
A light green color that is between blue and yellow
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3.7
A dull yellowish green like the colour of moss
A medium yellow-green color that looks like young leaves
A medium yellow-green like fresh young plant leaves
A slightly yellow green like fresh peas
How Green
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cresson comes from the French name of the plant and is like the English cress, meaning 'watercress'. So cresson as a color is the fresh yellow-green of watercress leaves, greener than moss but yellower and darker than pea green.