blue-green

[ bloo-green ]
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noun
  1. a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.

Origin of blue-green

1
First 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 Swet
  • Dye called green may be really blue-green or yellow-green, and combined with red, will make a muddy color.

    Philippine Mats | Hugo H. Miller
  • The sea was like glass—melted; blue green with a dull red glow in it: the air seemed to have been boiled.

  • The scene about us now was lighted in a horrible blue‑green glare.

    The Fire People | Ray Cummings