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IRON BLUE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various blue pigments

Synonyms:

iron blue; Prussian blue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("iron blue" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slightly purplish or bluish dark grey

Synonyms:

Davy's gray; Davy's grey; iron blue; steel gray; steel grey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("iron blue" is a kind of...):

gray; grayness; grey; greyness (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)

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