azurineadj.n.
/ˈazjʊərʌɪn//ˈazjʊərɪn/ A. adj.
Blue, azure; according to Littré, pale blue, inclining to grey.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > light blue
bluec1400
watchet1496
azurine1577
watchet-coloured1609
turkina1630
watercoloured1660
powder blue1789
Eton blue1851
opal blue1856
starch blue1875
watchet-hued1895
1577 D. Settle True Rep. Voy. Frobisher sig. Cv They lay a colour [on their wrists], which continueth darke azurine.
B. n.
1. The Blue Roach ( Leuciscus cæruleus), distinguished by the slate-blue colour of its back.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Cyprinoidei > family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) > genus Leuciscus > leuciscus caeruleus (azurine)
azurine1832
1832 Yarrell in Trans. Linn. Soc. 17 i. 8 From the prevailing blue colour of this fish I have been induced to call it the Azurine.
1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) i. v. i. 306 The Azurine is another fish only found in Lancashire.
2. Dyeing. A base obtained from aniline black, giving a bluish black shade in printing; also the colour itself.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > blackening agent > [noun] > dye
sumac?a1350
sumac black1580
wood-soot1667
Manchester black1862
azurine1878
chestnut-extract1881
nigrosine1881
1878 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 34 572 Azurine is characterised by the blue fluorescence of its solutions.
1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. Azurin..Same as Azulin.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 563/2 There are several oxidation products of aniline. The first..is..emeraldine..which by treatment with alkali yields a dark blue base called azurine.
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