blue blood
[ bloo bluhd for 1; bloo bluhd for 2 ]
/ ˈblu ˌblʌd for 1; ˈblu ˈblʌd for 2 /
noun
an aristocrat, noble, or member of a socially prominent family.
aristocratic, noble, or socially prominent lineage or relatives: They boasted a lineage of pure blue blood.
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blue army, blue baby, blue bag, blue beret, blue billy, blue blood, blue book, blue box, blue buck, blue cataract, blue catfish
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blue-blood·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for blue blood
From the start, we see him as he is: a despot and a swindler, a Dallas blue-blood with FBI ties, fleeing a violent past.
This Week’s Hot Reads, July 15, 2013|Sarah Stodola, Jen Vafidis, Damaris Colhoun|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEASTIn Cold Mountain I did the blue-blood accent, and this one is totally different.
Nicole Kidman on Her Sexy, Award-Worthy Turn in ‘The Paperboy’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEASTWithout this mother, Veracity was like a blue-blood orphan whom only the most cultivated mind could adopt and nourish.
Bushido, the Soul of Japan|Inazo NitobNot a blue-blood, for that has to do with decadence, but a woman of the people.
Red Fleece|Will Levington Comfort
British Dictionary definitions for blue blood
blue blood
noun
royal or aristocratic descent
Derived Forms
blue-blooded, adjectiveWord Origin for blue blood
C19: translation of Spanish sangre azul
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