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powder blue

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powder blue

–noun
a pale blue diluted with gray.

Origin:
1700–10


powder-blue, adjective
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powder blue  
n.  A moderate to pale blue or purplish blue.

[From the color of powdered smalt.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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