sky bluen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌskʌɪ ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌskaɪ ˈblu/

Forms: see sky n.¹ and blue adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + blue n. Compare earlier sky colour n. and sky n.¹ 7.

A. n.

a. A shade of blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky; a light blue. Also occasionally: a fabric of this colour.

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

azure1481

azury?1504

blue celest1535

sky colour1552

sky1668

sky blue1681

cerulean1756

cerule1830

celeste1875

ciel1910

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. 287 Its Green colour was changed into a Sky-blew.

1685 tr. F. M. van Helmont Paradoxal Disc. iv. 86 Its whiteness will be changed into a yellow, and the yellow into a red, and afterwards the red into a Skie-blue, and at last also this Skie-blue into a black colour.

1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Dying Sky blues are begun with orchal, and finished with indigo.

1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xxi. 241 He may lay that your nose is a sky-blue, if he pleases.

1840 W. M. Thackeray Shabby Genteel Story ii, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 688 A guitar, with a riband of dirty skyblue.

1899 W. T. Greene Cage-birds 63 Followed by a narrow line of sky-blue.

1936 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 104/2 Tint the windows lightly with sky blue.

1984 Artist Sept. 32/2 Sky blue, permanent blue, and Antwerp blue are mixed or poorer quality varieties of these blues.

2013 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Sept. 12 Pale pink, sky blue, mint green and buttercup yellow are the colours of the season.

b. sky-blue-pink: a colour in which both blue and pink are evident, sometimes compared to a sky at sunset; (also) an imaginary colour.

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the world > matter > colour > [noun] > fantasy colour

sky-blue-pink1883

1883 Penny Illustr. Paper 20 Jan. 48/3 (advt.) The handkerchiefs are made in various colours, of which the sky-blue pink are, perhaps, the prettiest.

1890 Chautauquan Nov. 250/2 ‘Yellow orange red’, ‘garnet red tinted with rosy brick’..are not much more definite terms than the ‘sky-blue-pink’ of our childhood.

1942 G. Kersh Nine Lives Bill Nelson xi. 66 Bill could swear that black was white, or green was sky-blue-pink.

1982 S. T. Haymon Ritual Murder xvii. 116 Caught him out red-handed... Not to say green and yellow an' sky-blue-pink.

2015 Times (Nexis) 1 July So many of us focus our hot-weather fashion anxieties on nail varnish... To play it safe? Coral, scarlet, blush. To play it fast and loose? Blue, green, sky-blue-pink.

†2. slang. Gin. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > gin > [noun]

bottled lightning1713

gin1713

royal bob1722

diddle1725

strike-fire1725

tittery1725

max1728

maxim1739

strip-me-naked1751

eye-water1755

sky blue1755

lightning1781

Jacky1800

ribbon1811

Daffy's elixir1821

sweet-stuff1835

tiger's milk1850

juniper1857

cream of the wilderness1858

satin1864

Twankay1900

panther1931

mother's ruin1933

needle and pin1937

1755 Connoisseur No. 53. ⁋4 Madam Gin has been christened by as many names as a German princess; every petty chandler's shop will sell you Sky-blue.

1869 Meliora 12 44 The usual dram of ‘sky-blue’, as gin used to be called, though it now bears the more appropriate name of ‘blue ruin’.

†3. Milk that is thin, watery, or diluted, and therefore has a bluish tint. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > [noun] > milk > watery milk

sky blue1800

1800 R. Bloomfield Spring in Farmer's Boy 17 Its name derision and reproach pursue, And strangers tell of ‘three times skim'd sky-blue’.

1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 156 O for that small, small beer anew! And..that mild sky-blue That wash'd my sweet meals down.

1886 All Year Round 14 Aug. 34/1 ‘Sky-blue’ is not always the result of over-creaming and dilution.

†4. slang (originally Nautical). Barley broth; vegetable soup of any kind. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > [noun] > barley soup

scald-lips1706

barley-broth1723

Scotch broth1735

barley-soup1747

sky blue1887

1887 S. Samuels From Forecastle to Cabin iv. 53 Sky-blue (boiled barley), hard tack, and tea sweetened with treacle was Jack's fare for the morning meal.

1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 23 Sky-blue, vegetable soup.

1910 H. Y. Moffat From Ship's-boy to Skipper xiii. 204 Once a week we had for dinner what we called ‘Sky Blue’. It was made by putting a small quantity of barley into a large quantity of water.

B. adj.

Designating a colour comparable to that of a clear daytime sky; having this colour; azure; light blue.

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

azured1490

azure?a1513

sky-coloured1567

ceruleous?1578

sky colour1581

cerule1591

sky-like1594

ceruleal1634

azurne1637

cerulous1651

lazure1671

cerulean1677

sky blue1703

skyey1816

azure-blue1859

cerulescent1880

azurean1882

1703 tr. H. van Oosten Dutch Gardener iii. ii. 154 Concerning the Bottom, it must be of the finest Sky-blue colour [Du. uit den Blaauwen].

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Silver The Spirit of Wine assumes a beautiful Sky-blue Colour.

1773 M. Browne Angling Sports viii. 117 'Twas there gay Phylla..Glanc'd the soft passion from her sky-blue eye.

1803 Imison's Elements Sci. & Art (new ed.) II. 146 Lapis Lazuli is of a beautiful sky-blue colour.

1888 Truth 24 99/2 The carriage..is in sky-blue plush and silver.

1902 R. W. Chambers Maids of Paradise xvii. 296 Miss Delaney tripped past me in her sky-blue tights.

1956 I. Fleming Diamonds are Forever xv. 153 The bell captain, in a sky blue uniform, opened the cab door.

2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Dec. 31/3 The New Jersey mayor..resplendent in a sky-blue suit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sky blue
释义	sky bluen.adj. Brit. /ˌskʌɪ ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌskaɪ ˈblu/ Forms: see sky n.¹ and blue adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, blue n. Etymology: < sky n.¹ + blue n. Compare earlier sky colour n. and sky n.¹ 7. A. n. 1. a. A shade of blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky; a light blue. Also occasionally: a fabric of this colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > sky blue azure1481 azury?1504 blue celest1535 sky colour1552 sky1668 sky blue1681 cerulean1756 cerule1830 celeste1875 ciel1910 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. 287 Its Green colour was changed into a Sky-blew. 1685 tr. F. M. van Helmont Paradoxal Disc. iv. 86 Its whiteness will be changed into a yellow, and the yellow into a red, and afterwards the red into a Skie-blue, and at last also this Skie-blue into a black colour. 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Dying Sky blues are begun with orchal, and finished with indigo. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xxi. 241 He may lay that your nose is a sky-blue, if he pleases. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Shabby Genteel Story ii, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 688 A guitar, with a riband of dirty skyblue. 1899 W. T. Greene Cage-birds 63 Followed by a narrow line of sky-blue. 1936 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 104/2 Tint the windows lightly with sky blue. 1984 Artist Sept. 32/2 Sky blue, permanent blue, and Antwerp blue are mixed or poorer quality varieties of these blues. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Sept. 12 Pale pink, sky blue, mint green and buttercup yellow are the colours of the season. b. sky-blue-pink: a colour in which both blue and pink are evident, sometimes compared to a sky at sunset; (also) an imaginary colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > [noun] > fantasy colour sky-blue-pink1883 1883 Penny Illustr. Paper 20 Jan. 48/3 (advt.) The handkerchiefs are made in various colours, of which the sky-blue pink are, perhaps, the prettiest. 1890 Chautauquan Nov. 250/2 ‘Yellow orange red’, ‘garnet red tinted with rosy brick’..are not much more definite terms than the ‘sky-blue-pink’ of our childhood. 1942 G. Kersh Nine Lives Bill Nelson xi. 66 Bill could swear that black was white, or green was sky-blue-pink. 1982 S. T. Haymon Ritual Murder xvii. 116 Caught him out red-handed... Not to say green and yellow an' sky-blue-pink. 2015 Times (Nexis) 1 July So many of us focus our hot-weather fashion anxieties on nail varnish... To play it safe? Coral, scarlet, blush. To play it fast and loose? Blue, green, sky-blue-pink. †2. slang. Gin. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > gin > [noun] bottled lightning1713 gin1713 royal bob1722 diddle1725 strike-fire1725 tittery1725 max1728 maxim1739 strip-me-naked1751 eye-water1755 sky blue1755 lightning1781 Jacky1800 ribbon1811 Daffy's elixir1821 sweet-stuff1835 tiger's milk1850 juniper1857 cream of the wilderness1858 satin1864 Twankay1900 panther1931 mother's ruin1933 needle and pin1937 1755 Connoisseur No. 53. ⁋4 Madam Gin has been christened by as many names as a German princess; every petty chandler's shop will sell you Sky-blue. 1869 Meliora 12 44 The usual dram of ‘sky-blue’, as gin used to be called, though it now bears the more appropriate name of ‘blue ruin’. †3. Milk that is thin, watery, or diluted, and therefore has a bluish tint. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > [noun] > milk > watery milk sky blue1800 1800 R. Bloomfield Spring in Farmer's Boy 17 Its name derision and reproach pursue, And strangers tell of ‘three times skim'd sky-blue’. 1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 156 O for that small, small beer anew! And..that mild sky-blue That wash'd my sweet meals down. 1886 All Year Round 14 Aug. 34/1 ‘Sky-blue’ is not always the result of over-creaming and dilution. †4. slang (originally Nautical). Barley broth; vegetable soup of any kind. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > soup or pottage > [noun] > barley soup scald-lips1706 barley-broth1723 Scotch broth1735 barley-soup1747 sky blue1887 1887 S. Samuels From Forecastle to Cabin iv. 53 Sky-blue (boiled barley), hard tack, and tea sweetened with treacle was Jack's fare for the morning meal. 1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 23 Sky-blue, vegetable soup. 1910 H. Y. Moffat From Ship's-boy to Skipper xiii. 204 Once a week we had for dinner what we called ‘Sky Blue’. It was made by putting a small quantity of barley into a large quantity of water. B. adj. Designating a colour comparable to that of a clear daytime sky; having this colour; azure; light blue. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > sky blue azured1490 azure?a1513 sky-coloured1567 ceruleous?1578 sky colour1581 cerule1591 sky-like1594 ceruleal1634 azurne1637 cerulous1651 lazure1671 cerulean1677 sky blue1703 skyey1816 azure-blue1859 cerulescent1880 azurean1882 1703 tr. H. van Oosten Dutch Gardener iii. ii. 154 Concerning the Bottom, it must be of the finest Sky-blue colour [Du. uit den Blaauwen]. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Silver The Spirit of Wine assumes a beautiful Sky-blue Colour. 1773 M. Browne Angling Sports viii. 117 'Twas there gay Phylla..Glanc'd the soft passion from her sky-blue eye. 1803 Imison's Elements Sci. & Art (new ed.) II. 146 Lapis Lazuli is of a beautiful sky-blue colour. 1888 Truth 24 99/2 The carriage..is in sky-blue plush and silver. 1902 R. W. Chambers Maids of Paradise xvii. 296 Miss Delaney tripped past me in her sky-blue tights. 1956 I. Fleming Diamonds are Forever xv. 153 The bell captain, in a sky blue uniform, opened the cab door. 2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Dec. 31/3 The New Jersey mayor..resplendent in a sky-blue suit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1681
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