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blue point

American  

noun

  1. a Siamese cat having a light-colored body and darker, bluish-gray points.


Etymology

Origin of blue point

First recorded in 1940–45

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Hovland put the first blue point on the board in a win over Collin Morikawa.

From Washington Times Oct. 1, 2023

Viktor Hovland put the first blue point on the board in a win over Collin Morikawa.

From Seattle Times Oct. 1, 2023

A cyan blue point on a blue light ring shows that the Echo smart speaker is listening.

From The Verge Oct. 27, 2021

I began to plot my escape from the agreement, even as I codified it with my hand, having impulsively flipped the pencil around to the blue point.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2017

For an instant he saw her standing in that position, then the wick of the spent candle fell over into the socket; the flame diminished to a little blue point, and the room grew dark.

From The Queen of Hearts by Collins, Wilkie

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