loden
7.8
A dark grey-green color often used for clothing
- adjective
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loden
- He chose a loden hat that complemented his warm-weather outfit.
Examples
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Her dress was a beautiful shade of loden, perfect for the autumn wedding.
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The hikers wore loden jackets to blend in with the forest scenery.
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He painted them black, added a coat of red, and finished with a loden green.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
dark-green
vsloden
12
1.0
A deep shade of green like pine needles
is a darker colour with a greyish tone mainly used for garments
olive drab
vsloden
1
5.1
A dull green-brown color often used for military clothes and gear
is a darker greyish green term used especially for clothing and fabric
How Dark
Surface Forms
loden positive
Etymology
The word loden for the dark greyish-green color comes from the German word Loden, the name of a heavy wool cloth often dyed a deep green in Alpine regions, so the color of those coats became called 'loden'.