bleu-de-roi

[Fr. blœduh-rwa]

bleu-de-roi

[Fr. blœduh-rwa]
noun
the bright enamel blue color characteristic of Sèvres ware.
Also called bleu roy·al [Fr. blœ rwa-yal; Eng. bloo-roi-uhl, roi-al] .


Origin:
1840–50; < French: literally, king's blue
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