peacock-blue


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peacock blue

n.
A moderate to dark or strong greenish blue.
pea′cock-blue′ 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.
At last she was able to take her eyes from the surf and gaze at the sea-horizon of deepest peacock-blue and piled with cloud-masses, at the curve of the beach south to the jagged point of rocks, and at the rugged blue mountains seen across soft low hills, landward, up Carmel Valley.
Billy came back and lay beside her, lazying in the sea-cool sunshine, and together they watched the sun sink into the horizon where the ocean was deepest peacock-blue.
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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.
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"I have dived in the Red Sea, floated in the Dead Sea and snorkelled in the peacock-blue waters of a Maldives atoll.
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MU EMMEW NU ENSUE OU OVERDUE PU PEACOCK-BLUE QU RU ARGUE SU ESSUE TU TEOCHEW UU EWE-STEW VU WU XU EXCHANGE-VALUE YU WYDUE or WYDEW (widow) SUSAN THORPE
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