peacock blue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of peacock blue
First recorded in 1880–85
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To solve this problem, Ridgway published two dictionaries of over a thousand different colors, from mustard gold to peacock blue, featuring page after page of hand-painted color swatches.
From National Geographic • Dec. 7, 2023
They fashioned dark wood, brass, polychromatic tile and plaster painted peacock blue into an exuberant lounge that radiates a lack of interest in midcentury minimalism.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2020
A soft mohair twinset featured repeating square patterns in a peacock blue that matched the trousers, a 1960s comfort look.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2020
The girls who had started the school year with purple eyes had all gone silver over winter break or, if they couldn’t afford silver, to concentric rings of peacock blue.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2019
“Try it on,” suggested Kit, seeing that Judith could scarcely take her eyes from a bright peacock blue paduasoy.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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