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A time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends.

A female Greek. [R.]

Peculiar to Greece.

A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions. B. Jonson.

Having a sickly color; wan. To look so green and pale. Shak.

A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria); dyer's weed; -- called also greenweed.

Having green eyes.

An Australian parrakeet (Polytelis Barrabandi); -- called also the scarlet-breasted parrot.

A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for sale.

e United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits.

One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and opposed the resumption of specie payments. [Colloq. U. S.]

Any garfish (Belone or Tylosurus).

A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred…

Green plants; verdure. A pretty little one-storied abode, so rural, so smothered in greenery. J. Ingelow.

A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and peasweep.

See Bluefish, and Pollock.

A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage.

An oyster which has the gills tinged with a green pigment, said to be due to an abnormal condition of the blood.

A retailer of vegetables or fruits in their fresh or green state.

The mallard.