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Nattier blue|ˈnætjeɪ| [f. the name of the Fr. painter Jean-Marc Nattier (1685–1766).] A soft shade of blue much used by Nattier and associated spec. with his work.
[1909Westm. Gaz. 4 May 5/3 We have quoted the painter Nattier for the soft shade of blue he used.] 1912Queen 4 May p. xvii, The bonnet is fashioned of Nattier blue satin. 1918W. J. Locke Rough Road xxi. 261 His own bedroom with the satinwood furniture and nattier blue hangings. 1923[see bisque2 3]. 1928Times 9 May 10/3 A train of Nattier-blue satin and silver lace. 1963New Yorker 1 June 34 She wore Nattier-blue with a collar so high it almost reached her ears. 1969Queen 17–30 Sept. 91/1 Nattier blue silk curtains. |