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eau de Nil

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eau de Nil /əʊ də ˈniːl /
▸ noun [mass noun] a pale greenish colour:
the room was furnished in eau de Nil
[as modifier] eau-de-Nil walls.
– ORIGIN late 19th century: from French eau-de-Nil, literally ‘water of the Nile’ (from the supposed resemblance in colour).