Of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky. Synonyms:blue, bluish."A blue flame" , "Blue haze of tobacco smoke"
... see. It is curious, though, that they should look so white at a distance, when their backs are dark and blueish, like ... — The Wreck of the Nancy Bell - Cast Away on Kerguelen Land • J. C. Hutcheson
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