blue mud

American  

noun

Geology, Oceanography.

1. a deep-sea sediment of fine silt and clay that derives its bluish color from organic material and iron sulfide.

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Etymology

Origin of blue mud

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Example Sentences

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blue mud

Beneath his painted vest, a plaster of fig leaves and caked blue mud covered the wound on his breast.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Deftly, with a delicacy surprising in such a big man, he began to scrape away the black leaves and dried blue mud from Drogo's chest.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

But the pink brains were all daubed with blue mud, just now, and if the Pink Kitten should see the Glass Cat in such a condition, it would be dreadfully humiliating.

From The Magic of Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

The low lands on the coast are fringed with mangroves, which thrive in blue mud and heavy clays, and these lands, when drained, are well adapted for sugar.

From The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

The latter had a delicate border of greasy blue mud.

From Gold by White, Stewart Edward