gentian blue

noun

a purplish-blue colour
(as adjective)gentian-blue shoes

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Words nearby gentian blue

gentamicin sulfate, genteel, genteelism, gentian, gentianaceous, gentian blue, gentianella, gentian family, gentianophil, gentianophobic, gentian violet

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Example sentences from the Web for gentian blue

"For other things, also," she said, letting her eyes of gentian-blue rest on the young man.
The Flaming Jewel|Robert W. Chambers
His brown face and his gentian-blue eyes were high and noble.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum
Mollie wore her heavy dark-blue traveling coat, with a gentian-blue scarf tied about her throat.
The Automobile Girls at Chicago|Laura Dent Crane
Almost simultaneously there burst into the room a small trim girl with smooth fair hair and gentian-blue eyes.
The Secret of Casa Grande|Helen Randolph

On our right were slopes of pale pink gladioli and gentian-blue flowering reed.
The Cape Peninsula|Rn Juta

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