powder blue

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noun

a pale blue diluted with gray.

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Origin of powder blue

First recorded in 1700–10

OTHER WORDS FROM powder blue

powder-blue, adjective

Words nearby powder blue

povidone-iodine, pow, powan, Poway, powder, powder blue, powder boy, powder burn, powder charge, powder chest, powder compact

How to use powder blue in a sentence

To a landlocked elementary schooler, the color of the ocean is the innocuous powder blue of a laminated classroom wall map.
Your Map Is Lying to You|abarronian|July 12, 2021|Outside Online
They, too, were excited for the start of the season, clad in their powder blue uniforms, hopeful about their chances.
As baseball tries to return to normal, a reminder of how fragile the season may be|Chelsea Janes, Adam Kilgore|April 1, 2021|Washington Post
Inside the wax floored examining room, I sat up on the powder blue table with my shirt off.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A powder-blue blazer with a patch reading “All-Time All-American” hung in a clear plastic bag from the closet doorknob.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life|Paul Hemphill|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ryan—neatly dressed in a navy suit and powder blue striped tie–dismissed the notion of a civil war within the Republican Party.
Paul Ryan: Democrats Offer Americans a ‘Full Stomach and an Empty Soul’|Olivia Nuzzi|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His tiny body is shown being held by tearful family members, then alone in powder blue satin coffin.
Parents of Stillborn Babies Post Hundreds of Memorials to YouTube|Brandy Zadrozny|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was tall with sun-bleached hair and a sweet American boy face, in a powder-blue short-sleeve shirt and navy shorts.
The Summer of the Entenmann's Man|Gael Greene|July 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Powder-blue, mix'd with the saffron-water, makes a green; for blue, mix some dry powder-blue with some water.
Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine|William Carew Hazlitt
He went in and leaned against the powder blue refrigerator while she soaked the dishes.
You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did|David E. Fisher
If you wish to have it colored, stir in a few grains of cochineal powder, or a little powder blue.
The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide|Anonymous
If you wish to color the cream, stir in a little cochineal powder, saffron or powder blue, before you freeze it.
The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide|Anonymous
The girl appeared at the door of the bedroom, wrapping a powder-blue negligee around her.
Get Out of Our Skies!|E. K. Jarvis

British Dictionary definitions for powder blue

powder blue

noun

a dusty pale blue colour
(as adjective)a powder-blue coat

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