robin's-egg blue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of robin's-egg blue
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
His character works at this car rental agency, and so he’s in a uniform, and he has to wear this robin’s-egg blue shirt—
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020
The church, with its interior painted a striking robin’s-egg blue set against white trim and soaring stained-glass windows, was shut down.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2019
He wore versions of local attire: a functionary suit in robin’s-egg blue, or embroidered print shirts made of cloth from Ivory Coast.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 24, 2015
The sky was a robin’s-egg blue, and Coraline could see trees and, beyond the trees, green hills, which faded on the horizon into purples and grays.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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