bice blue

bice blue

(bīs)

n.

A moderate blue.

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[Middle English bis, dark, gray, blue-gray (sense uncertain) , from Old French bis, dark gray (as used in such compounds as azur bis, dark blue, and vert bis, dark green); akin to Old Provençal bis and Old Italian bigio, ultimately of unknown origin.]

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