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blue velvet

noun Slang.

a mixture of paregoric and Pyribenzamine taken by vein as an illicit drug.

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Words nearby blue velvet

blue tit, bluetongue, blue-tongued lizard, Bluetooth, blue vein, blue velvet, blue vitriol, blue-water, blueweed, blue whale, blue whistler
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Example sentences from the Web for blue velvet

  • On a small table at the owner's elbow, a blue-velvet jeweler's case stands open.

    Nancy|Rhoda Broughton

  • With rapid fingers I unbutton my blue-velvet gown, and step out of it, leaving it in a costly heap on the floor.

    Nancy|Rhoda Broughton