cobalt bloom

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noun Mineralogy.

erythrite (def. 1)

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Origin of cobalt bloom

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby cobalt bloom

cobaea, cobalamin, cobalt, cobalt 60, cobaltammine, cobalt bloom, cobalt blue, cobalt bomb, cobalt green, cobaltic, cobaltite

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How to use cobalt bloom in a sentence

Good news: so is this grainy TMZ footage of a Bieber/Bloom Ibiza brawl.
Solange Smacks Jay Z, Legolas Slaps Bieber, and the Biggest Celebrity Feuds of the Year|Amy Zimmerman|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With women put in front of the public to justify staying with bad men, we see these justifications in full bloom.
Why Didn’t Camille Dump Bill Cosby?|Amanda Marcotte|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ultimately Cobalt housed, at one point or another, nearly half of the 119 detainees identified by the report.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ridha al-Najjar was the first to be held at detention site Cobalt.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was also kept at Cobalt after his March 2003 in Pakistan.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
The late roses and white lilies were in full bloom, the latter filling the air with a sweet odor and making a lovely background.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
In many of the parks, the rhododendrons were in full bloom, and their rich masses of color wonderfully enlivened the scenery.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Vases of flowers diffused their fragrance and expanded their beauty where flowers were never seen to bloom before.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The day lilies were in bloom, and that meant August; it meant also that her book was written, rewritten, and ready to be copied.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater

British Dictionary definitions for cobalt bloom

cobalt bloom

noun

another name for erythrite (def. 1)

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