Alice bluen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌalɪs ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌæləs ˈblu/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Alice , blue n.

Etymology: < the name of Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884–1980), daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who wore the colour at her father's inauguration ball in 1905 + blue n.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

A light greenish-blue colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue

peacock colour1598

verditer1819

verdigris blue1832

robin's-egg blue1844

aquamarine1846

turquoise1853

verditer blue1857

bird's-egg blue1858

Alice1872

Nile blue1873

starch blue1875

cyan-blue1879

peacock1881

peacock blue1881

bird's egg1885

Gobelin blue1886

cyan1889

Nile1895

kingfisher1901

Alice blue1905

teal1923

aqua1936

teal blue1949

1905 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 21 Feb. 7/5 A new color called ‘Alice blue’ will be worn by Mrs. Roosevelt at the inauguration, and a big demand for it is expected to follow.

1946 T. Jones Skinny Angel 149 She sat straight-spined on the edge of her chair as she said this, a lovely figure in Alice blue.

2004 P. Straub In Night Room (2005) iii. xvii. 145 A slash of the blue of a Wedgwood plate—a mild English blue, an Adams blue, an Alice blue!—caught my eye.

B. adj.

Of a light greenish-blue colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greenish blue

turquoise1573

pavonaceous1688

aquamarine1846

verditer1857

robin's egg1871

peacock1873

starch blue1875

bird's-egg blue1878

Alice blue1905

kingfisher1930

teal blue1949

1905 Advance (Chicago) 2 Mar. 275/1 The silk for Mrs. Roosevelt's inaugural gown was woven at one of the silk mills in Paterson... It is of heavy brocade and is the ‘Alice blue’ shade named in honor of the President's daughter who selected it from material she saw at the St. Louis fair.

1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium vii. 180 At the turning of the knob there bounced into the room a vision in an Alice-blue suit.

1959 Woman's Own 16 May 12/3 An Alice blue dress.

2002 Santa Fe New Mexican 3 Sept. a5/1 Alice-blue Territorial-era window trim setting off the earth-colored stucco.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alice blue
释义	Alice bluen.adj. Brit. /ˌalɪs ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌæləs ˈblu/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Alice , blue n. Etymology: < the name of Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884–1980), daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who wore the colour at her father's inauguration ball in 1905 + blue n. Originally U.S. A. n. A light greenish-blue colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 1905 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 21 Feb. 7/5 A new color called ‘Alice blue’ will be worn by Mrs. Roosevelt at the inauguration, and a big demand for it is expected to follow. 1946 T. Jones Skinny Angel 149 She sat straight-spined on the edge of her chair as she said this, a lovely figure in Alice blue. 2004 P. Straub In Night Room (2005) iii. xvii. 145 A slash of the blue of a Wedgwood plate—a mild English blue, an Adams blue, an Alice blue!—caught my eye. B. adj. Of a light greenish-blue colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greenish blue turquoise1573 pavonaceous1688 aquamarine1846 verditer1857 robin's egg1871 peacock1873 starch blue1875 bird's-egg blue1878 Alice blue1905 kingfisher1930 teal blue1949 1905 Advance (Chicago) 2 Mar. 275/1 The silk for Mrs. Roosevelt's inaugural gown was woven at one of the silk mills in Paterson... It is of heavy brocade and is the ‘Alice blue’ shade named in honor of the President's daughter who selected it from material she saw at the St. Louis fair. 1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium vii. 180 At the turning of the knob there bounced into the room a vision in an Alice-blue suit. 1959 Woman's Own 16 May 12/3 An Alice blue dress. 2002 Santa Fe New Mexican 3 Sept. a5/1 Alice-blue Territorial-era window trim setting off the earth-colored stucco. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1905
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