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saxe blue

/ sæks /

noun

    1. a light greyish-blue colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      a saxe-blue dress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saxe blue1

C19: from French Saxe Saxony, source of a dye of this colour
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Example Sentences

She had on her tussore in saxe-blue, trimmed with guipure lace, and was as pretty as ever, and as sad.

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