powder blue
a pale blue diluted with gray.
Origin of powder blue
1Other words from powder blue
- powder-blue, adjective
Words Nearby powder blue
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How to use powder blue in a sentence
To a landlocked elementary schooler, the color of the ocean is the innocuous powder blue of a laminated classroom wall map.
They, too, were excited for the start of the season, clad in their powder blue uniforms, hopeful about their chances.
As baseball tries to return to normal, a reminder of how fragile the season may be | Chelsea Janes, Adam Kilgore | April 1, 2021 | Washington PostInside the wax floored examining room, I sat up on the powder blue table with my shirt off.
A powder-blue blazer with a patch reading “All-Time All-American” hung in a clear plastic bag from the closet doorknob.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life | Paul Hemphill | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRyan—neatly dressed in a navy suit and powder blue striped tie–dismissed the notion of a civil war within the Republican Party.
Paul Ryan: Democrats Offer Americans a ‘Full Stomach and an Empty Soul’ | Olivia Nuzzi | March 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His tiny body is shown being held by tearful family members, then alone in powder blue satin coffin.
Parents of Stillborn Babies Post Hundreds of Memorials to YouTube | Brandy Zadrozny | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was tall with sun-bleached hair and a sweet American boy face, in a powder-blue short-sleeve shirt and navy shorts.
Powder-blue, mix'd with the saffron-water, makes a green; for blue, mix some dry powder-blue with some water.
Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine | William Carew HazlittHe went in and leaned against the powder blue refrigerator while she soaked the dishes.
You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did | David E. FisherIf you wish to have it colored, stir in a few grains of cochineal powder, or a little powder blue.
If you wish to color the cream, stir in a little cochineal powder, saffron or powder blue, before you freeze it.
The girl appeared at the door of the bedroom, wrapping a powder-blue negligee around her.
Get Out of Our Skies! | E. K. Jarvis
British Dictionary definitions for powder blue
a dusty pale blue colour
(as adjective): a powder-blue coat
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