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POWDER BLUE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A pale blue color with grey in it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

blue; blueness (blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime)

Derivation:

powder blue (of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue

Synonyms:

powder blue; powdery-blue

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

powder blue (a pale blue color with grey in it)

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