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bleu-de-roi

[ French blœduh-rwa ]
/ French blœdəˈrwa /

noun

the bright enamel blue color characteristic of Sèvres ware.

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Also called bleu roy·al [French blœ rwa-yal; English bloo-roi-uhl, roi-al]. /French blœ rwaˈyal; English ˈblu ˈrɔɪ əl, rɔɪˈæl/.

Origin of bleu-de-roi

1840–50; <French: literally, king's blue

Words nearby bleu-de-roi

blether, blethered, bletilla, bletting, bleu cheese, bleu-de-roi, Bleuler, blew, blewit, blewits, Blida
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