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blue point

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noun

  1. a Siamese cat having a light-colored body and darker, bluish-gray points.


Etymology

Origin of blue point

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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Hovland put the first blue point on the board in a win over Collin Morikawa.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2023

Viktor Hovland put the first blue point on the board in a win over Collin Morikawa.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

A cyan blue point on a blue light ring shows that the Echo smart speaker is listening.

From The Verge • Oct. 27, 2021

I began to plot my escape from the agreement, even as I codified it with my hand, having impulsively flipped the pencil around to the blue point.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2017

“You’ve forgotten the gas,” he said lightly and pleasantly, and turned it down to a blue point.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

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