blue-green
[ bloo-green ]
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noun
a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.
Origin of blue-green
1First recorded in 1850–55
Words Nearby blue-green
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How to use blue-green in a sentence
Directly in her line of vision a blackberry branch laid its frail white flowers and blue-green leaves against the sky.
Summer | Edith Wharton"No al fresco dining tonight," said John, as the darkening sky was veined by a sudden spray of blue-green light.
The Medici Boots | Pearl Norton SwetDye called green may be really blue-green or yellow-green, and combined with red, will make a muddy color.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. MillerThe sea was like glass—melted; blue green with a dull red glow in it: the air seemed to have been boiled.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian HamiltonThe scene about us now was lighted in a horrible blue‑green glare.
The Fire People | Ray Cummings
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