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blue ground

British  

noun

  1. mineralogy another name for kimberlite

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The first lady, like Taylor, is also seated against a clear blue ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2020

In 2015, one of Britain's largest beetles - the striking blue ground beetle - was discovered in Wales for the first time in woodland near Skewen, Neath Port Talbot.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2020

Nearby, his first date painting, “Jan. 4, 1966,” small and compact and on a blue ground, sits in a vitrine like a relic.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2015

In 1995, HRC launched its iconic logo made up of a pair of yellow stripes on a blue ground as an “international symbol for the gay-rights movement.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2013

She had made a nest of her blankets in the middle on top of her blue ground tarp, away from the walls that could hold condensation and spread dampness in a good enough downpour.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline