blae
[ bley, blee ]
/ bleɪ, bli /
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adjective Scot. and North England.
bluish-black; blue-gray.
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Origin of blae
Words nearby blae
bladelet, blade-shearing, blade slap, blading, blady grass, blae, blaeberry, Blaenau Gwent, blaes, Blaeu, blaff
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Example sentences from the Web for blae
His knuckle and collar-bones shone blae through the tight skin.
John Splendid|Neil Munro"Ye must be fair starving, Paul," quoth she softly with her hand on my arm, and I daresay my face was blae with cold and chagrin.
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British Dictionary definitions for blae
blae
/ (ble, bleɪ) /
adjective
Scot bluish-grey; slate-coloured
Word Origin for blae
from Old Norse blár
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