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单词 iron blue
释义

iron blue

/ˌʌɪən ˈbluː/
noun
1A greyish-blue colour.
2 Angling. A small dark mayfly of the genus Baetis; an artificial fly made in imitation of it.
3Any of various blue pigments containing iron, especially. Prussian blue.
  • In earlier apparent examples, following the verb precipitate, blue is used (as are other colour adjectives) as predicative complement to iron..
adjective
Of a greyish-blue colour; designating this colour.
  • Recorded earliest in iron-blue fly..

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Dryden (1631–1700), poet, playwright, and critic. From iron + blue.

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