true-blue
Use True-blue in a sentencetrue blue
noun
1.
a nonfading blue dye or pigment.
2.
a person who is true-blue.
3.
(in the 17th century) the color adopted by the Covenanters in contradistinction to the royal red.
Origin:
1665–75
1665–75
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is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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World English Dictionary
| true-blue | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) a staunch royalist or Conservative |
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Example sentences
Some of the best true-blue blossoms in the plant kingdom are found in this group.
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