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pervenche|pɛrvɑ̃ʃ| [Fr., = periwinkle1.] 1. A shade of light blue, resembling the colour of the flowers of the periwinkle. Also pervenche blue.
1899Westm. Gaz. 30 Mar. 3/1 Pervenche and navy are the opposite points of the cold tone of blue. 1909Daily Chron. 6 July 4/5 She wore a beautiful dress of blue embroidered net in a shade of pervenche blue. 1923Daily Mail 26 Apr. 9 The Queen wore a gown of pervenche blue. 2. = periwinkle1 1.
1948E. Pound Pisan Cantos (1949) lxxvi. 44 And in spite of hoi barbaroi Pervenche and a sort of dwarf morning-glory. |