Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (18701938). Rogets International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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Class III. Words Relating to Matter | Section III. Organic Matter | 2. Sensation |
Complementary Colors |
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438. Blueness. |
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NOUN: | BLUE &c. adj.; garter-blue; watchet [obs.]; blueness, bluishness; bloom.
[COMPARISONS] lapis lazuli [L.], sapphire, turquoise; indicolite.
[PIGMENTS] ultramarine, smalt, cobalt, cyanogen; Prussian -, syenite- blue; bice, indigo; zaffer.
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VERB: | RENDER BLUE &c. adj.; blue.
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ADJECTIVE: | BLUE, azure, cerulean, cyanic; sky-blue, sky-colored, sky-dyed; navy blue, midnight blue, cadet blue, robins-egg blue, baby blue, ultramarine, aquamarine, electric blue or electric, steel blue or steel; cerulescent; bluish; atmospheric, retiring; cold.
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QUOTATIONS: | - Oh, yellows forsaken, and green is forsworn, But blue is the sweetest color thats worn.
- Blue, darkly, deeply, beautifully blue.Southey
- Colourd with the heavens own blue.Bryant
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