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  • Tonight, just before the audience came in, Peg Hughes, in her costume as the honest fairy Puck deep green hose, moss-green tunic, pale golden wings, came out from the tiring rooms and, leaning down from the stage, bought an orange from me.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • A tall pine tree spread green shade over the banquet she had prepared; there was mlukhieh, the moss-green stew that Mohamad and I loved; kibbeh nayeh; and great round metal trays of kafta bi saynieh, spiced ground meat layered with tomatoes and potatoes, then baked so that potatoes soaked up the tomato sauce and the flavor of the meat.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • He was wearing a wrinkled moss-green shirt with a few pen stains.

    Dreamseller: The Calling Augusto Cury 2011

  • He was wearing a wrinkled moss-green shirt with a few pen stains.

    Dreamseller: The Calling Augusto Cury 2011

  • Tonight, just before the audience came in, Peg Hughes, in her costume as the honest fairy Puck deep green hose, moss-green tunic, pale golden wings, came out from the tiring rooms and, leaning down from the stage, bought an orange from me.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Look closer at the charcoal-black head, contrasting with those snow-white cheeks; the broad black stripe down the chest, bisecting two patches of custard-yellow; and that rich moss-green shade on the bird's back.

    Birdwatch: great tit 2011

  • A tall pine tree spread green shade over the banquet she had prepared; there was mlukhieh, the moss-green stew that Mohamad and I loved; kibbeh nayeh; and great round metal trays of kafta bi saynieh, spiced ground meat layered with tomatoes and potatoes, then baked so that potatoes soaked up the tomato sauce and the flavor of the meat.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • He was wearing a wrinkled moss-green shirt with a few pen stains.

    Dreamseller: The Calling Augusto Cury 2011

  • The ceiling was painted moss-green and that had triggered one memory.

    Swimming Lessons 2010

  • We put our bags on the bed — mine on the left, Dan's on the right, and consider each other across the expanse of moss-green sheets.

    What They Meant 2010

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