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Brunswick green

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Etymology

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Named after Brunswick (Braunschweig) in Germany.

Noun

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Brunswick green (countable and uncountable, plural Brunswick greens)

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  1. Any of various dark green pigments, usually from copper compounds.
  2. The dark green colour of any of these pigments.
    Synonym: English green
    • 1962 March, Brian Haresnape, “Design in 1961—a Retrospect”, in Modern Railways, page 192:
      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, [...].