teal

noun

plural teal or teals
1
2
: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal

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Safe from the chill and the rush outside, guests toted pink boxes of popcorn, flutes of champagne, and Miu Miu Wander and Beau bags in pops of teal and sand. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025 While keeping the hoop black, the flying D remains the color of the silo—for the SX Series that’s a brighter, more modern yellow—and the introduction of a third color in the throat area, teal for the SX. Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 In the video, the fashion designer can be seen in a luxurious fur teal coat over what appears to be a cheetah-print jumpsuit and tall latex boots with heels. Michelle Lee, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 The water was a blur of teal fringed with rusty shadows, darkening, about twenty feet below, to a sickly emerald. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teal

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tele; akin to Middle Dutch teling teal

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of teal was in the 14th century

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“Teal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teal. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

teal

noun
plural teal or teals
: any of various small short-necked ducks

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