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slate blue
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noun
a moderate to dark grayish blue.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of slate blue
First recorded in 1790–1800
OTHER WORDS FROM slate blue
slate-blue, adjectiveWords nearby slate blue
slat, slat back, slatch, slate, slate black, slate blue, slate-colored junco, slated, slater, slatey, slather
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