peacock blue

American  

noun

1. a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.

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peacock blue British  

noun

1. 1. a greenish-blue colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a peacock-blue car

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Etymology

Origin of peacock blue

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

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

So here we remain, on our binge-watching island, a peacock blue couch I bought in an era when the frivolous worry of whether I would always love this color was among my most pressing concerns.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021

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

Ferragamo’s color palette ranged from a peacock blue to an icy sage, mauve with forest green, while the Cavalli collection turned on a melange of turquoise, magenta, ochre, saffron and sky blue.

From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2019

There is a thin, peacock blue carpet on the floor, slightly too large so that one side curls up against the wall.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri