Of a dull greyish-green or blue-green color, like the waxy coating on grapes or plums.
From Greek 'glaukos' (gleaming, silvery, bluish-green). Homer used it to describe the sea, leading centuries of scholars to debate whether Greeks could see the color blue.
Homer called the sea 'glaukos' and scholars argued for CENTURIES about whether ancient Greeks could even SEE blue! They could — they just categorized colors differently. This misty blue-green is the color of the ancient Mediterranean! 🫒
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