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   eau de Nil

   /ˌō də ˈnē/

   noun

   • 1. a pale greenish color: "the room was furnished in eau de Nil"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French eau-de-Nil, literally ‘water of the Nile’ (from the supposed resemblance in color).

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