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
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 palette was dark blue and black, as well as deeper shades of peacock blue and emerald green.
From Washington Times • Feb. 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
She put down a bottle of fire-engine red and picked up peacock blue, a new shade that was very popular but carried no good fortune.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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