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† ˈblueman Obs. [A late form of bloman, due to the original identity of blo, blae, and blue.] A Negro; = bloman.
1387Trevisa Higden Rolls Ser. I. 157 Þe men of þe lond [Ethiopia] þat beþ blewe men. Ibid. VI. 379 Þe Blewman chaungeþ nouȝt liȝtliche his skyn. 1468Mann. & Househ. Exp. 578 Richard Fyrthyng, a blewmane. |