bluetten.
/bluːˈɛt/, U.S. /ˌbluˈ(w)ɛt/ Now rare.
A colour variety of oriental frilled pigeon having a white body and blue wings with white wing-bars.
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1870 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, Country Gentleman 27 Oct. 341/2 The Fancy Toys were public favourites;..‘Bluettes’, quite a new and exceedingly chaste variety, Lahores.., Priests, and Shields, were all well shown.
1891 R. Woods Pract. Guide Pigeon-culture 138 Brunettes, Bluettes and Silverettes are..subvarieties of the Satinette, differing only in colour and markings.
1926 Boys' Life Oct. 25/3 Bluettes and Silverettes are similar, being respectively blue and silver, with two white wing bars.
1992 Amer. Pigeon Jrnl. May–June 26/2 He paid me with a pair of Bluettes and a pair of Blue Lace Satinettes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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