sky blue

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noun

the color of the unclouded sky in daytime; azure.

Nearby words

skunkweed, skunky, skurfing, skutterudite, sky, sky blue, sky cavalry, sky compass, sky cover, sky marker, sky marshal

Origin of sky blue

First recorded in 1720–30

Related forms

sky-blue, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sky blue

It is a practical necessity with political support that transcends party lines, even in sky-blue California.
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Goody left the office, and hurrying up the stairs paused before a door painted a sky-blue colour.
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Ay,” she said dryly, “ye make a great ado about a sky-blue robe!
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In dyeing and painting, sky-blue; also the name of one or more pigments which possess this colour.
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Her sky-blue robe and the gold in her hair gleamed with even more than their former brilliance.
Fairy Circles|Unknown
The colour, without, was a sky-blue; a favourite Dutch tint; while within, it was fiery-red.
Satanstoe|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for sky blue

sky blue

noun

a light or pale blue colour
(as adjective)a sky-blue jumper

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