peacock blue

noun

1. a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.

peacock blue

noun

1. 1. a greenish-blue colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a peacock-blue car

Word History and Origins

Origin of peacock blue¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The wall behind her is made of cardboard and painted a peacock blue, and it functions in spatial terms as a studio backdrop.

From The Daily Beast

He wore a nightcap with a tassel, and for days never left his room, occasionally appearing in a faded peacock-blue dressing-gown.

From Project Gutenberg

In one corner was a four-poster bed with the faded peacock-blue dressing-gown pendent below a tousled nightcap of gray silk.

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Now I am become a mysterious peacock-blue, for lately I have felt terribly old.

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Her bodice was of peacock blue and the whole effect was quite dazzling, and strange to say very becoming.

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Another effect may be produced by using the black outline alone under a peacock blue or turquoise glaze.

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