robin's-egg blue

[rob-inz-eg]

noun

1. a pale green to a light greenish-blue color.

robin's-egg blue

noun

1. 1. a light greenish-blue colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a robin's-egg-blue dress

Word History and Origins

Origin of robin's-egg blue¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The grand living room has a double-height ceiling, arched windows, French doors, robin’s-egg blue wall, a purple tufted bar, and a pink, lavender, and fuchsia pool table.

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And jeweler Tiffany & Co. presented its own baguettes in signature robin’s-egg blue.

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Then they would return home, and late in Game 6, somewhere in the bowels of TD Garden, a gloved handler cradling the oversized, robin’s-egg blue bag that protects the golden Larry O’Brien Trophy would prepare it for presentation.

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Nan sat at the table and so did my Arletta Paisley® linen expandable snap-top folder in robin’s-egg blue with a matching damask liner.

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Nas strolled into the studio wearing a Ralph Lauren shirt-and-bucket-hat set, in robin’s-egg blue, the shirt uninterested in any button above his sternum.

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