re-bluev.
/riːˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌriˈblu/ 1. transitive. To make blue again. rare.
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1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 357 Faire Goddesse that renuest Th' old golden Age, brightly now re-blewest Our cloudie skie.
1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 15 Mar. (Mag. section) w15 Little old ladies who are getting their hair re-blued.
2. transitive. U.S. To give (a gun) a fresh or further treatment for rust, damage, etc., using any of various processes which result in a blue-black protective finish. Cf. bluing n. 3.
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1898 Recreation Jan. 63/2 Wishing to reblue an old revolver, I tried the method described in the July Recreation.
1950 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 41 526 Examination of the butt of the revolver proved that the original number had been removed, another number substituted, and the gun re-blued.
1988 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 19 June The rifle is reblued so the result is an appearance that looks factory fresh.
2007 T. Boyer Hunter's Guide Shotguns v. 60 Has the gun been reblued or refinished? This may indicate there was extensive rust or damage done to the gun.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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