powder bluen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpaʊdə ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌpaʊdər ˈblu/

Forms: see powder n.¹ and blue n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: powder n.¹, blue n.

Etymology: < powder n.¹ + blue n.

A. n.

1. Powdered smalt.Formerly much used in washing clothes as a blueing agent.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue

powder blue1628

zaffre1662

ultramarine1695

smalt1775

ultramarine blue (or colour)1781

royal blue1782

smalt-blue1794

mazarine blue1803

blue feldspar1804

lazulite1807

cobalt1835

Vienna blue1835

Venetian bluec1840

bleu-de-roi1848

gentian blue1848

gentian1854

mazarine1857

night-blue1865

lapis lazuli1870

Reckitt's blue1877

royal1885

Littler's blue1904

delphine1909

delphinium1923

Madonna blue1932

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > preparations for washing clothes

blue starch1592

blue1620

powder blue1628

bluing1652

smalt-blue1735

blue bag1818

Reckitt's blue1877

washing-blue1881

scour1888

Reckitt's bag blue1925

Reckitt's blue bag1925

soil-release1969

1628 List of Prov. in Yorks. Family Historian (1993) Dec. 143 Powther blew dem 16.

1656 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1916) I. 233 Mace and Ribing, starch and poudarblu.

1736 Compl. Family-piece i. ii. 144 Powder-blue, mix'd with the Saffron-water, makes a green.

1789 Trans. Soc. Arts (ed. 2) 1 15 Great quantities of Smalt imported..are used under the name of Powder blue, in washing linen.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 151 A small quantity of fine powder-blue is sometimes added.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Floree, powder blue or indigo.

1914 E. L. Marsh Laundry Work 24 Ultramarine powder blue mixes with the water, and gives better results than the liquid blues.

1991 Ceramic Industry (Nexis) Jan. 25 It is customary to use cobalt in some diluted form such as powder blue or smalt.

a. Originally: the rich blue colour of smalt. Now chiefly: a soft pale shade of blue.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > light blue

watchetc1405

vessey colour1562

fesse1587

Venice blue1598

Turkey colour1661

powder blue1752

Eton blue1851

ice-blue1851

periwinkle blue1852

Cambridge blue1858

baby blue1861

starch blue1875

duck's egg1876

pervenche1876

opal blue1881

periwinkle1895

pervenche blue1898

harebell blue1909

horizon-blue1919

Nattier blue1923

zircon blue1928

Mary blue1943

1752 London Daily Advertiser 2 July I saw a Periwig of the modern Taste, ornamented with Powder Blue instead of the Dustings of the usual Colour.

1758 in Polite Songster 55 How the pendant spangles quaver O'er my wig of powder-blue!

1790 Advice to Clergy 34 You should..at those seasons treat yourselves to a new suit of powder blue which by custom is the Sexton's livery.

1854 Times 23 May 10/1 Jackets, trousers, and vest are of a bright powder blue.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 3/2 That melton cloth boasting a whitish surface that is very happy in powder blue, greens, and dark purples.

1923 Daily Mail 29 Jan. 1 In shades of Powder Blue..Cyclamen,..Flamingo, Pink.

1992 Oldie 21 Feb. 21/3 Above it the cloud wrack moves inexorably south, purple chased out by peach glow and powder blue.

2009 H. O'Neal Ghosts of Harlem 194/2 He'd come out in all white. Then the next thing, an act would come out and he'd be back in powder blue.

b. spec. In porcelain-making: a rich blue granulated ground-colour effect characteristic of Chinese porcelain of the Ch'ing period.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > porcelain or china of specific colour

blue china1783

Parian1824

famille rose1868

famille verte1868

blue1869

imperial yellow1875

duck('s)-egg china1897

famille noire1898

famille jaune1901

powder blue1910

sang-de-bœuf1960

1910 E. A. Barber Hard-paste Porcelain (Oriental) (Pennsylvania Museum) 37 The grayish blue mottled glaze, known as Powder Blue, was first produced in the K'ang-hsi reign, to which the best pieces may be assigned.

1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 182/1 Powder blue, a rich granulated ground-colour effect used at Worcester.

1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 352/2 Funcke..introduced..a technique of spraying cobalt blue to produce an even granulated ground like the Chinese ‘powder blue’.

1989 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 131/1 Underglaze blue..was blown on the surface in powder form before glazing... It is thus called powder blue,..and is distinct from the sponged blue grounds of the Ming dynasty.

2005 D. J. Keefe Wedgwood Ceramics viii. 208 Powder Blue is a decoration applied on top of a Bone China ground, developed by James Hodgkiss and George Adams of Wedgwood.

B. adj.

1. Of the colour of powder blue. Also in compounds, as powder-blue-grey adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > deep blue

flaxen1605

mazarine1684

cyaneous1688

ultramarine1781

powder blue1789

smalt-blue1801

gentian1836

cobalt1849

night-blue1858

lazuline1877

smalt1880

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > light blue

bluec1400

watchet1496

azurine1577

watchet-coloured1609

turkina1630

watercoloured1660

powder blue1789

Eton blue1851

opal blue1856

starch blue1875

watchet-hued1895

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greyish blue

perse-blue1414

plunket1415

persec1425

grey-blue1741

iron blue?1758

smoke-blue1807

gunpowder1817

slaty-blue1854

Silurian1892

powder-blue-grey1952

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > bluish grey

glawke1412

perse-blue1414

waterisha1425

blunket1488

bluish-grey1578

blue-grey1590

water1592

slate-grey1794

slate-coloured1801

griseous1819

neutral1821

slaty1822

schistous1858

slatish1860

powder-blue-grey1952

1789 Times 3 Oct. 3/3 His stockings were powder-blue silk.

1852 W. H. Russell in Househ. Words 30 Oct. 190/2 Light cavalry..with..powder-blue coats.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 16 Aug. 3/3 A gown of powder-blue serge.

1943 A. Christie Moving Finger xi. 130 A skin-tight powder-blue evening dress.

1952 S. Spender Learning Laughter 30 Fields and fields of powder-blue-grey cornflowers.

2005 Denver Post (Nexis) 2 Oct. a1 The team wears powder-blue uniforms like the San Diego Chargers.

2. spec. In porcelain-making: designating a rich blue granulated ground-colour effect characteristic of Chinese porcelain of the Ch'ing period; (of porcelain) having a ground of this kind.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > Chinese porcelain

powdered blue1701

nankeen1761

famille verte1876

Ko1882

powder blue1882

Yuan1888

famille rose1893

Dingyao1894

famille noire1898

Yung Chêng1902

K'ang-Hsi1906

ying ch'ing1922

famille jaune1923

Tê-hua1923

Swatow1925

Song1937

1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. i. 33 Worcestershire Vase (12 inches) Powder blue ground, finely painted birds and landscape in heart shaped panels.

1906 S. W. Bushell Chinese Art II. viii. 36 The finely pounded pigment is blown upon the raw body to produce, when glazed, a ‘powder blue’, or bleu fouetté ground.

1965 ‘D. Torr’ Diplomatic Cover vi. 103 Powder blue Chinese vases,..a Nevers faience jug and the precious little Kang Hsi figures.

1980 Catal. Fine Chinese Ceramics (Sotheby, Hong Kong) 78 A powder-blue vase with slender upright body tapering towards the base.

2007 A. Dawson Art of Worcester Porcelain (Brit. Museum) §28. 84/1 The powder-blue ground used on this sugar bowl was first used by Chinese potters on Kangxi porcelain during the Qing dynasty (1662-1722).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	powder blue
释义	powder bluen.adj. Brit. /ˌpaʊdə ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌpaʊdər ˈblu/ Forms: see powder n.¹ and blue n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: powder n.¹, blue n. Etymology: < powder n.¹ + blue n. A. n. 1. Powdered smalt.Formerly much used in washing clothes as a blueing agent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue powder blue1628 zaffre1662 ultramarine1695 smalt1775 ultramarine blue (or colour)1781 royal blue1782 smalt-blue1794 mazarine blue1803 blue feldspar1804 lazulite1807 cobalt1835 Vienna blue1835 Venetian bluec1840 bleu-de-roi1848 gentian blue1848 gentian1854 mazarine1857 night-blue1865 lapis lazuli1870 Reckitt's blue1877 royal1885 Littler's blue1904 delphine1909 delphinium1923 Madonna blue1932 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > preparations for washing clothes blue starch1592 blue1620 powder blue1628 bluing1652 smalt-blue1735 blue bag1818 Reckitt's blue1877 washing-blue1881 scour1888 Reckitt's bag blue1925 Reckitt's blue bag1925 soil-release1969 1628 List of Prov. in Yorks. Family Historian (1993) Dec. 143 Powther blew dem 16. 1656 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1916) I. 233 Mace and Ribing, starch and poudarblu. 1736 Compl. Family-piece i. ii. 144 Powder-blue, mix'd with the Saffron-water, makes a green. 1789 Trans. Soc. Arts (ed. 2) 1 15 Great quantities of Smalt imported..are used under the name of Powder blue, in washing linen. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 151 A small quantity of fine powder-blue is sometimes added. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Floree, powder blue or indigo. 1914 E. L. Marsh Laundry Work 24 Ultramarine powder blue mixes with the water, and gives better results than the liquid blues. 1991 Ceramic Industry (Nexis) Jan. 25 It is customary to use cobalt in some diluted form such as powder blue or smalt. 2. a. Originally: the rich blue colour of smalt. Now chiefly: a soft pale shade of blue. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > light blue watchetc1405 vessey colour1562 fesse1587 Venice blue1598 Turkey colour1661 powder blue1752 Eton blue1851 ice-blue1851 periwinkle blue1852 Cambridge blue1858 baby blue1861 starch blue1875 duck's egg1876 pervenche1876 opal blue1881 periwinkle1895 pervenche blue1898 harebell blue1909 horizon-blue1919 Nattier blue1923 zircon blue1928 Mary blue1943 1752 London Daily Advertiser 2 July I saw a Periwig of the modern Taste, ornamented with Powder Blue instead of the Dustings of the usual Colour. 1758 in Polite Songster 55 How the pendant spangles quaver O'er my wig of powder-blue! 1790 Advice to Clergy 34 You should..at those seasons treat yourselves to a new suit of powder blue which by custom is the Sexton's livery. 1854 Times 23 May 10/1 Jackets, trousers, and vest are of a bright powder blue. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 3/2 That melton cloth boasting a whitish surface that is very happy in powder blue, greens, and dark purples. 1923 Daily Mail 29 Jan. 1 In shades of Powder Blue..Cyclamen,..Flamingo, Pink. 1992 Oldie 21 Feb. 21/3 Above it the cloud wrack moves inexorably south, purple chased out by peach glow and powder blue. 2009 H. O'Neal Ghosts of Harlem 194/2 He'd come out in all white. Then the next thing, an act would come out and he'd be back in powder blue. b. spec. In porcelain-making: a rich blue granulated ground-colour effect characteristic of Chinese porcelain of the Ch'ing period. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > porcelain or china of specific colour blue china1783 Parian1824 famille rose1868 famille verte1868 blue1869 imperial yellow1875 duck('s)-egg china1897 famille noire1898 famille jaune1901 powder blue1910 sang-de-bœuf1960 1910 E. A. Barber Hard-paste Porcelain (Oriental) (Pennsylvania Museum) 37 The grayish blue mottled glaze, known as Powder Blue, was first produced in the K'ang-hsi reign, to which the best pieces may be assigned. 1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 182/1 Powder blue, a rich granulated ground-colour effect used at Worcester. 1960 R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Continental Pottery & Porcelain 352/2 Funcke..introduced..a technique of spraying cobalt blue to produce an even granulated ground like the Chinese ‘powder blue’. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 131/1 Underglaze blue..was blown on the surface in powder form before glazing... It is thus called powder blue,..and is distinct from the sponged blue grounds of the Ming dynasty. 2005 D. J. Keefe Wedgwood Ceramics viii. 208 Powder Blue is a decoration applied on top of a Bone China ground, developed by James Hodgkiss and George Adams of Wedgwood. B. adj. 1. Of the colour of powder blue. Also in compounds, as powder-blue-grey adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > deep blue flaxen1605 mazarine1684 cyaneous1688 ultramarine1781 powder blue1789 smalt-blue1801 gentian1836 cobalt1849 night-blue1858 lazuline1877 smalt1880 the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > light blue bluec1400 watchet1496 azurine1577 watchet-coloured1609 turkina1630 watercoloured1660 powder blue1789 Eton blue1851 opal blue1856 starch blue1875 watchet-hued1895 the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greyish blue perse-blue1414 plunket1415 persec1425 grey-blue1741 iron blue?1758 smoke-blue1807 gunpowder1817 slaty-blue1854 Silurian1892 powder-blue-grey1952 the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > bluish grey glawke1412 perse-blue1414 waterisha1425 blunket1488 bluish-grey1578 blue-grey1590 water1592 slate-grey1794 slate-coloured1801 griseous1819 neutral1821 slaty1822 schistous1858 slatish1860 powder-blue-grey1952 1789 Times 3 Oct. 3/3 His stockings were powder-blue silk. 1852 W. H. Russell in Househ. Words 30 Oct. 190/2 Light cavalry..with..powder-blue coats. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 16 Aug. 3/3 A gown of powder-blue serge. 1943 A. Christie Moving Finger xi. 130 A skin-tight powder-blue evening dress. 1952 S. Spender Learning Laughter 30 Fields and fields of powder-blue-grey cornflowers. 2005 Denver Post (Nexis) 2 Oct. a1 The team wears powder-blue uniforms like the San Diego Chargers. 2. spec. In porcelain-making: designating a rich blue granulated ground-colour effect characteristic of Chinese porcelain of the Ch'ing period; (of porcelain) having a ground of this kind. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > porcelain > Chinese porcelain powdered blue1701 nankeen1761 famille verte1876 Ko1882 powder blue1882 Yuan1888 famille rose1893 Dingyao1894 famille noire1898 Yung Chêng1902 K'ang-Hsi1906 ying ch'ing1922 famille jaune1923 Tê-hua1923 Swatow1925 Song1937 1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. i. 33 Worcestershire Vase (12 inches) Powder blue ground, finely painted birds and landscape in heart shaped panels. 1906 S. W. Bushell Chinese Art II. viii. 36 The finely pounded pigment is blown upon the raw body to produce, when glazed, a ‘powder blue’, or bleu fouetté ground. 1965 ‘D. Torr’ Diplomatic Cover vi. 103 Powder blue Chinese vases,..a Nevers faience jug and the precious little Kang Hsi figures. 1980 Catal. Fine Chinese Ceramics (Sotheby, Hong Kong) 78 A powder-blue vase with slender upright body tapering towards the base. 2007 A. Dawson Art of Worcester Porcelain (Brit. Museum) §28. 84/1 The powder-blue ground used on this sugar bowl was first used by Chinese potters on Kangxi porcelain during the Qing dynasty (1662-1722). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1628
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