dyed blue

  • 1blue fox — noun a variety of Arctic fox having a pale grey winter coat • Hypernyms: ↑Arctic fox, ↑white fox, ↑Alopex lagopus * * * noun 1. a. : a color phase of the arctic fox in which the coat remains blue gray in winter b …

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  • 2blue fox — /blu ˈfɒks/ (say blooh foks) noun 1. a colour morph of the arctic fox, Alopex lagopus, having a winter coat of light brown with a blue sheen; prized for its pelt. 2. any fox of this species while having a bluish fur in the summer season. 3. the… …

  • 3blue fox — 1. a bluish gray winter color phase of the Arctic fox, Alopex lagopus. 2. the Arctic fox in summer pelage. 3. the blue fur of this animal. 4. any white fox fur dyed blue. [1860 65] * * * …

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  • 4blue fox — blue′ fox′ n. 1) mam a permanent bluish gray color phase of the arctic fox Alopex lagopus[/ex] 2) mam the arctic fox in summer pelage 3) the blue fur of this animal or a fur dyed to imitate it • Etymology: 1860–65 …

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  • 5dyed-in-the-wool — adj entrenched, inveterate, deep rooted, diehard, established, long standing, settled, fixed, hard core, hardened, inflexible, unchangeable, uncompromising, unshak(e)able, through and through, thorough, confirmed, complete, card carrying ≠… …

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  • 6blue — Synonyms and related words: Alice blue, Amytal, Amytal pill, Brunswick blue, Caelus, Capri blue, Chinese blue, Copenhagen blue, Demerol, Dolophine, Dresden blue, Fescennine, French blue, Gobelin blue, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn,… …

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  • 7Blue blood — Blood Blood (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which… …

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  • 8dyed-in-the-wool — adjective a dyed in the wool socialist Syn: inveterate, confirmed, entrenched, established, long standing, deep rooted, diehard; complete, absolute, thorough, thoroughgoing, out and out, true blue; firm, unshakable, staunch, steadfast, committed …

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  • 9blue jeans — noun A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue …

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  • 10Nantong blue calico — printing and dyeing has been practiced for centuries in most parts of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China. At the beginning of Qing dynasty people began to produce blue calico. In modern times,blue calico is used to make the daily clothes,… …

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