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peacock-blue

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peacock blue
n.
A moderate to dark or strong greenish blue.
peacock-blue (pkk-bl) adj.
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Adj.1.peacock-blue - of bright greenish blue
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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peacock-blue [ˌpiːkɒkˈbluː] ADJ → azul inv (de)pavo real


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Saxon screamed in sudden wonder of delight, then caught her breath and gazed at the amazing peacock-blue of a breaker, shot through with golden sunlight, overfalling in a mile-long sweep and thundering into white ruin of foam on a crescent beach of sand scarcely less white.
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The gorgeous green and gold still clung to the darkening horizon; but the dome above was turning slowly from peacock-green to peacock-blue, and the stars detached themselves more and more like solid jewels.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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