sea-green incorruptible

English

Etymology

In reference to Carlyle's description of Robespierre, who reportedly tended to wear sea-green clothing.[1]

Noun

sea-green incorruptible (plural sea-green incorruptibles)

  1. A person who is unswervingly dedicated to a cause.

References

  1. ^ Ernest Weekley, An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English (1921), page 1305: "Sea-green is sometimes used, after Carlyle, with allusion to Robespierre, who dressed in that colour."
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