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iron blue

noun

any of the class of blue pigments having a high tinting strength and ranging in shade and in coloring properties from reddish blue to jet blue: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and printing inks.

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Origin of iron blue

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby iron blue

iroko, iron, iron-59, Iron Age, ironbark, iron blue, ironbound, iron brick, Iron Chancellor, ironclad, Iron Cross
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Example sentences from the Web for iron blue

  • His bare head, with its clustered, red-brown hair, looked quite wonderful in the setting of golden leaves and iron-blue grapes.

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