slate blue
noun
a moderate to dark grayish blue.
Origin of slate blue
1First recorded in 1790–1800
Other words from slate blue
- slate-blue, adjective
Words Nearby slate blue
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How to use slate blue in a sentence
A petrel it is, about the size of a house pigeon, and of a slate-blue colour.
The Land of Fire | Mayne ReidAbove it pulsed and banded a tumult of smoke gray clouds; the eastern horizon was a slate blue, rapidly darkening.
Mountain | Clement WoodIt reaches a length of three or four feet, and is of a slate-blue colour above and very pale yellow below.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxThe male is of a slate-blue, and has a broad black band across the tail.
Birds in Flight | W. P. PycraftHis trousers were striped and of a slate blue colour—the "blue pants" of the ready-made clothing stores.
Vandover and the Brute | Frank Norris
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