eau de nil

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eau de nil^¹

/ˌəʊ.dəˈniːl/ UK
/ˌoʊ.dəˈniːl/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from French eau de nil (literally “water of the Nile”).

noun eau de nils · eau de Nile · eau de Nil · eau-de-nil · eau-de-Nil

countable, uncountable 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[…].

adjective eau de Nile · eau de Nil · eau-de-nil · eau-de-Nil

Of a pale green colour.

eau de Nil^²

noun eau de Nils

countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of eau de nil

adjective

Alternative letter-case form of eau de nil

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"eau de nil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eau%20de%20nil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

eau de nil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eau%20de%20nil

Chicago

"eau de nil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eau%20de%20nil.

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@misc{eau_de_nil_2026,
  title = {eau de nil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eau%20de%20nil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}