Dark Bluen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɑːk ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌdɑrk ˈblu/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., blue n.

Etymology: < dark adj. + blue n., with reference to the shade of blue adopted by Oxford University as its colour. Compare earlier Oxford blue n. 2, and also Light Blue n.

A. n.

Chiefly in plural with the. A name for: any of various Oxford University sports teams, often wearing distinctive jerseys, etc., of this colour. Also: a member of an Oxford University sports team.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > at college or university

Oxford blue1842

Dark Blue1852

Light Blue1852

Cambridge blue1867

blue1870

colour1881

Orangeman1908

JV1922

redshirt1955

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > specific

England1795

Dark Blue1852

Light Blue1852

springboks1906

JV1922

sine1922

1852 Bell's Life in Sydney 26 June 1/5 At the poplars, the light blue put on a spurt, but, Oh Heavens! so do the dark blue! Stroke for stroke they glide through the water.

1880 Country Gentleman 12 June 605/3 In a match played at the end of last week,..Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote, the old Dark Blue, put on 32.

1937 N.Y. Times 24 Mar. 34 Cambridge was favored..to score its fourteenth consecutive victory over the Dark Blues.

1999 Independent Rowing News 21 Mar. 5 Morgan Crooks, rowing at six for the Dark Blue of Oxford, has had qualified international success.

2008 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 12 Dec. 48 Richards and Oxford kicker Tom Gregory exchanged penalties, before Catling completed his hat-trick as the Dark Blues raced ahead.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to an Oxford University sports team; designating such a team.

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1862 Baily's Monthly Mag. May 310 The weight of the dark-blue crew was decidedly in their favour.

1900 Oxf. Mag. 17 Mar. 254/1 The year of grace 1900 has begun with a Dark Blue victory, and we offer our congratulations to Jameson and his O.U.A.F.C. colleagues on so successfully starting the ball.

1966 Humboldt Standard (Eureka, Calif.) 26 Mar. 10/1 Rogers was the only American on the Dark Blue team.

2001 Independent Rowing News 13 Apr. 10/2 Umpire Rupert Obholzer, himself a Dark Blue oarsman in 1991,..warned the Light Blues twice within the first 15 strokes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dark blue
释义	Dark Bluen.adj. Brit. /ˌdɑːk ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌdɑrk ˈblu/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., blue n. Etymology: < dark adj. + blue n., with reference to the shade of blue adopted by Oxford University as its colour. Compare earlier Oxford blue n. 2, and also Light Blue n. A. n. Chiefly in plural with the. A name for: any of various Oxford University sports teams, often wearing distinctive jerseys, etc., of this colour. Also: a member of an Oxford University sports team. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > at college or university Oxford blue1842 Dark Blue1852 Light Blue1852 Cambridge blue1867 blue1870 colour1881 Orangeman1908 JV1922 redshirt1955 society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > specific England1795 Dark Blue1852 Light Blue1852 springboks1906 JV1922 sine1922 1852 Bell's Life in Sydney 26 June 1/5 At the poplars, the light blue put on a spurt, but, Oh Heavens! so do the dark blue! Stroke for stroke they glide through the water. 1880 Country Gentleman 12 June 605/3 In a match played at the end of last week,..Mr. E. F. S. Tylecote, the old Dark Blue, put on 32. 1937 N.Y. Times 24 Mar. 34 Cambridge was favored..to score its fourteenth consecutive victory over the Dark Blues. 1999 Independent Rowing News 21 Mar. 5 Morgan Crooks, rowing at six for the Dark Blue of Oxford, has had qualified international success. 2008 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 12 Dec. 48 Richards and Oxford kicker Tom Gregory exchanged penalties, before Catling completed his hat-trick as the Dark Blues raced ahead. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to an Oxford University sports team; designating such a team. ΚΠ 1862 Baily's Monthly Mag. May 310 The weight of the dark-blue crew was decidedly in their favour. 1900 Oxf. Mag. 17 Mar. 254/1 The year of grace 1900 has begun with a Dark Blue victory, and we offer our congratulations to Jameson and his O.U.A.F.C. colleagues on so successfully starting the ball. 1966 Humboldt Standard (Eureka, Calif.) 26 Mar. 10/1 Rogers was the only American on the Dark Blue team. 2001 Independent Rowing News 13 Apr. 10/2 Umpire Rupert Obholzer, himself a Dark Blue oarsman in 1991,..warned the Light Blues twice within the first 15 strokes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.adj.1852
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