petit bleu
/ˌpɛtɪ ˈbləː/Now historical
noun
In France: a telegram, especially one sent by the pneumatic post in Paris.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From French petit bleu from petit + bleu.
- cryptochrome
- cryptoclastic
- cryptococcal
- cryptococcosis
- Cryptococcus
- cryptocrystalline
- cryptocrystallisation
- cryptocrystallization
- cryptocurrency
- cryptodiran
- cryptodire
- cryptodirous
- cryptodont
- crypto-dynamic
- cryptogam
- Cryptogamia
- cryptogamic
- cryptogamist
- cryptogamous
- cryptogamy
- cryptogenetic
- cryptogenic
- cryptogenous
- cryptogram
- cryptogramatic