gentian blue
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Their lovely colours—vivid crimson or deep, gentian blue seemed incongruous with their ungainly form and ferocious expression.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
Their features are regular; eyes black or deep gentian blue; complexion pale; movements and attitudes impressed with a stamp of rare distinction.
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
His brows are very stern and level; and his eyes, deep-set beneath them, of that gentian blue which makes one 90 think of Alpine heights.
From The Mistress of Shenstone by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)
She changed her mind hurriedly twenty times, but was careful to select the most becoming street-frock she possessed, a gentian blue cloth trimmed with sable.
From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
The valance was of chintz in gentian blue and white.
From The House in Good Taste by Wolfe, Elsie de
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