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单词 Nile blue
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Definition of Nile blue in English:

Nile blue

noun
mass noun
  • A pale greenish blue.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The installation consisted of a suspended upside-down pyramid made of small squares of embossed gold foil, which was poised over a pile of sand with a mirror set in it and surrounded by walls painted a deep Nile blue.
    • He mumbled some obscenities and he closed his eyes painfully recalling the gorgeous Nile blue eyes looking blankly up at him, expressionless.
    • I still remember how they painted the long road into the museum a deep Nile blue.

Origin

Late 19th century: suggested by French eau de Nil.

 
 

Definition of Nile blue in US English:

Nile blue

noun
  • A pale greenish blue.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The installation consisted of a suspended upside-down pyramid made of small squares of embossed gold foil, which was poised over a pile of sand with a mirror set in it and surrounded by walls painted a deep Nile blue.
    • I still remember how they painted the long road into the museum a deep Nile blue.
    • He mumbled some obscenities and he closed his eyes painfully recalling the gorgeous Nile blue eyes looking blankly up at him, expressionless.

Origin

Late 19th century: suggested by French eau de Nil.

 
 
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