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When someone is handed a glass of Australian wine, what they're expecting is that "little bit of Aussie warmth and flavor," says Neil McGuigan, chief executive of Australian Vintage Ltd., wrinkling his nose in satisfaction as it emerges from a glass of pale, greenish-gold white wine served from an unmarked bottle.
Styling Australia's Riesling Will Lyons 2011
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They were a shade of greenish-gold, and they met my gaze directly.
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But his hormones, lacking the discretion of his brain, were suddenly putting up a good argument for five foot six, gold and honey streaked hair, greenish-gold eyes, full soft pink lips, and a deliciously curvy hourglass figure.
The Christmas Bride Jordan, Penny 2006
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In that panelled room, painted a greenish-gold, lunch had been cleared away, and on the narrow refectory table were a newspaper, a tobacco jar, and several books.
Maid in Waiting 2004
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When she finally went down-stairs to see how the dining and reception rooms looked, and Fadette began putting away the welter of discarded garments — she was a radiant vision — a splendid greenish-gold figure, with gorgeous hair, smooth, soft, shapely ivory arms, a splendid neck and bust, and a swelling form.
The Titan 2004
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The "20" in the lower right is supposed to be holographic, changing different colours at different angles, but it all looked the same greenish-gold to me, no matter how we held it.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2003
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Later a few firs and an ancient variety of pines, that had existed in that region as long as the mountains themselves, added a background of deeper green to the mosaic, with larch contributing a lighter shade, all highlighted by the greenish-gold tufts of ripening steppe grasses waving in the wind.
The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990
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It was set off by bright greenish-gold high meadows, and splashed with blue and white tarns, reflecting the clear sky above and the clouds in the distance.
The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990
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To the north, on their right, was the mainland; beyond a fringe of river brush, a grassland of muted greenish-gold.
The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990
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The sun overhead was a clear greenish-gold, the sky strewn with soft pale clouds that cast racing shadows on the soft grass underfoot, fragrant pinkish-yellow stuff strewn with bright vermilion puff-balls.
The Colors of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley 1964
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