Teal Definition

tēl
teals
noun
teals
Any of several small, short-necked, freshwater wild ducks (genus Anas)
Webster's New World
A dark greenish-blue or grayish-blue color.
Webster's New World
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adjective
(colour) Having a bluish-green colour.
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abbreviation
(historical) Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner to Air New Zealand.
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Other Word Forms of Teal

Noun

Singular:
teal
Plural:
teals

Origin of Teal

  • Probably from an unrecorded Old English word cognate with Middle Dutch teling (“teal") Middle Low German telink, from West Germanic *taili. As the name of a shade of dark greenish-blue like the color patterns on the fowl's head and wings, it is attested from 1923.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English tele

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Teal Sentence Examples

  • Geese, duck and teal are abundant.

  • Flights of quail and turtle doves, as well as teal and ducks, stay long enough to afford sport.

  • All it took was a pair of teal eyes.

  • The floors were pale stone, the walls something called latte, the furniture in light woods and cream, highlighted by teal and lemon pillows and tasteful throws.

  • She fingered the small teal evening purse hanging around her wrist, where her cell phone was.

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Words Starting With

TTETEA

Words Ending With

LALEAL

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Words Starting With T and Ending With L

Starts With T & Ends With LStarts With TE & Ends With LStarts With T & Ends With AL

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With T4 Letter Words Ending With L