green cloth

collocation in English

meaningsofgreenandcloth

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green
adjective
uk
/ɡriːn/us
/ɡriːn/
of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour ...
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cloth
noun
uk
/klɒθ/us
/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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(Definition ofgreenandclothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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About 800 were printed, though only 200 were bound in its trademarkgreenclothcover.
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The larger tomb was covered with purple andgreencloth.
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The jigsaw puzzle is constructed on agreencloththat has a coarse texture to which cardboard jigsaw pieces adhere.
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On that occasion he was dressed in newgreencloth, and bore himself somewhat gaily.
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The trade edition of each volume was 7 by 5 withgreenclothcovers with gilt titles and decorations.
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The tomb is 12 feet long, 3 1/2 feet broad, 5 feet high, covered with a darkgreenclothand a canopy above.
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An ebony chhaparkhat enclosure surrounds the marble cenotaph, which is usually covered by agreencloth.
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He was also one of the clerks comptrollers of thegreencloth.
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Augustine sits on a bench over a pad, covered withgreenclothand lined with studs; the desk is supported by a candelabrum.
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Zorio took agreencloth, which was soaked in salt water, draped it over a metal scaffolding, and clamped it in place.
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Of the original print, only a small number of copies survive to this day, some are in presentation binding (leather) but most have agreenclothbinding.
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It was published in octavo format (250 x 170 mm), containing some 1290 pages, bound ingreenclothwith gilt lyrebirds on the front covers and with decorated gilt spines.
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