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Kelly green
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kelly green
English
Noun
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en kelly green.
6 April 1937 w:Roscoe McGowen John M. F. Gorman Dodgers’ Colors to Be Kelly GreenNew Note for Uniforms, Both at Home and Abroad, Revealed by Secretary Gorman https://www.nytimes.com/1937/04/06/archives/dodgers-colors-to-be-kelly-green-new-note-for-uniforms-both-at-home.html The word ‘Brooklyn’ in block letters appears on the chest of the shirt in Kelly green; shirt and trousers are piped in the same color.
19 April 2009 Andrew Harmon DIY Style: Take inspiration from designers who retrofit fashion https://web.archive.org/web/20150605164506/https://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ig-greenvintage19-2009apr19-story.html They excised several inches of gauzy fabric to construct a short Grecian number in Kelly green, recently worn by actress Emma Roberts on a "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" appearance.
15 April 2024 Ryan Dunleavy First look at Jets’ new 2024 uniforms with modern twist on classic design https://web.archive.org/web/20240415201518/https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/sports/first-look-at-jets-new-uniforms-for-2024-nfl-season-photos/ The Jets are sticking with the colors introduced in 2019 instead of returning to the 1980s-style Kelly green, after determining it is a better fit with the metallic nature of the current helmet.
Adjective
en kelly green.
6 April 1937 w:Roscoe McGowen John M. F. Gorman Dodgers’ Colors to Be Kelly GreenNew Note for Uniforms, Both at Home and Abroad, Revealed by Secretary Gorman https://www.nytimes.com/1937/04/06/archives/dodgers-colors-to-be-kelly-green-new-note-for-uniforms-both-at-home.html The cap is Kelly green, with a white button and a white ‘B.’
2 November 1996 William D. Montalbano American Green: Dublin Welcomes Midshipmen but Loves the Irish https://web.archive.org/web/20261016111446/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-02-sp-60432-story.html Ryan Gee watches it all from the novel perspective of a vertically challenged young American—from Spokane, Wash.—whose job is to parade through Ireland’s capital in a Kelly green suit, pixie hat and red fringe beard.
28 October 2001 w:Kate Betts View: A New Day: Fashion Contemplates Fresh Icons https://web.archive.org/web/20150527180339/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/28/style/view-a-new-day-fashion-contemplates-fresh-icons.html THERE she is, appearing daily with her canny smile and oh-so-current outfit. Sometimes it’s a Kelly green cardigan sweater over a persimmon shirt with a neat gleam from the gold hoop earrings.