china blue

American  

Or China blue

noun

1. a bright greenish blue.

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Etymology

Origin of china blue

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

His eyes are china blue, his face pink, with deep humor incisions on either side of his wry mouth.

From Time Magazine Archive

I plan to decline her coffee offer, but she's laid out two cups and her good china, blue and white, the famous style from the city of Delft.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

She had brought along her pottery, her silver, heirlooms like the kimonos Granny had brought from Japan, tea sets, lacquered tables, and one fine old set of china, blue and white porcelain, almost translucent.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

This picture hurt the big Greek’s feelings, and he refused to be reconciled until Singer had made his face very young and handsome and colored his hair bright yellow and his eyes china blue.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

The best photographs only fail because they cannot retain the peculiar deathlike pallor of the skin and the clear, innocent china blue of the large eyes.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Thompson, Slason