eau de nil
UK/ˌəʊ.dəˈniːl/US/ˌoʊ.dəˈniːl/
eau de nil noun: a pale green colour.
Noun (1)
eau de nil (countable and uncountable, plural eau de nils)
- A pale green colour.
- It was a sprawling town of upended concrete boxes tilting pastel rectangles up towards the hot sun: soft blues, prawn reds, pale chocolates, delicate eau de nils, primrose yellows[…].1968, Alan Burgess, The Word for Love, page 241
- Such colouring! — slate blues, coral pinks, pale amphitrites, the wet cobblestone blue of mussels, frail sea-forget-me-nots, anemone yellows and carmines, emeralds and eau-de-nils!2000, Ciarán Carson, Fishing for Amber, page 143
Adjective (1)
eau de nil
- Of a pale green colour.
Noun (2) capitalized: eau de Nil
eau de Nil (countable and uncountable, plural eau de Nils)
- Alternative letter-case form of eau de nil
Adjective (2) capitalized: eau de Nil
eau de Nil
- Alternative letter-case form of eau de nil
Forms of eau de nil
| plural | eau de nils |
|---|---|
| alternative form | eau de Nile |
| alternative form | eau de Nil |
| alternative form | eau-de-nil |
| alternative form | eau-de-Nil |
| plural | eau de Nils |
Origin of eau de nil
Unadapted borrowing from French eau de nil (literally “water of the Nile”).
Questions about eau de nil
- What does eau de nil mean?
- Eau de nil means a pale green colour.
- What part of speech is eau de nil?
- Eau de nil can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce eau de nil?
- Eau de nil is pronounced /ˌəʊ.dəˈniːl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of eau de nil?
- The plural of eau de nil is eau de nils.
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