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Nile blue

American  

noun

  1. pale greenish blue.

Nile blue British  

noun

    1. a pale greenish-blue colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      a Nile-blue carpet
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Etymology

Origin of Nile blue

First recorded in 1880–85

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