Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See chlorosis.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An anemic disease of young women, giving a greenish tinge to the complexion; chlorosis.
Wiktionary
- n. chlorosis
WordNet 3.0
- n. iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
Examples
“She works at St. Veronica's hospital, lives nearby at the home of a Mrs. Quoad, a lady widowed long ago and since suffering a series of antiquated diseases-greensickness, tetter, kibes, purples, im-posthumes and almonds in the ears, most recently a touch of scurvy.”
“When a man is in the unsatisfied stages of love he must expect occasional attacks of greensickness, sullen passions intensified by unreasoning fear.”
“To these belong Bright's disease, which very often turns into pulmonary consumption, greensickness or chlorosis, anaemia, continued febrile diseases, severe chronic suppuration, chronic catarrh of the stomach, frequent pregnancies, childbed diseases.”
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Open List: Greens
A lits of greens: cooked leafy vegetables; pigments, paint names, compound words, etc; words and phrases that pertain to or contain "green". Please add your favorites!
See this list f...greenery, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, green shoots, viridian green, malachite green, sap green, green grocer, radish greens, beet greens, spring green and 282 more...
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green phrases/ words
green,how its used
green pea, green food, green oil, green flash, green fire, green-faced, green brass, green audit, greenhide, green fog, green arrow, green fee and 393 more...
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