blue-black
[ bloo-blak ]
adjective
black with bluish highlights.
Origin of blue-black
1First recorded in 1815–25
Other words from blue-black
- blue-blackness, noun
Words Nearby blue-black
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How to use blue-black in a sentence
Leo stood in front of the Crab, and the half darkness allowed him a glimpse of that vast blue-black back, and the motionless eyes.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingSo he sat quietly on his horse, revolver in hand, his blue-black eyes staring angrily at the coming storm.
Overland | John William De ForestThurstane's blue-black eyes studied this enigmatic being steadily and almost angrily.
Overland | John William De ForestHe was of the extreme brunette type, his hair blue-black, his black eyes keen and piercing and always on the move.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.The sky had darkened up with a great blue-black storm-cloud rushing over, and they hadn't noticed it.
Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson
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