sea-green incorruptible
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In reference to Carlyle's description of Robespierre, who reportedly tended to wear sea green clothing.[1]
Noun[edit]
sea-green incorruptible (plural sea-green incorruptibles)
- A person who is unswervingly dedicated to a cause.
References[edit]
- ^ Ernest Weekley, An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English (1921), page 1305: "Sea-green is sometimes used, after Carlyle, with allusion to Robespierre, who dressed in that colour."