bluettes

Noun (1)

bluette (plural bluettes)

1. (dated) A short but scintillating play or other work.
   • The Fürst Theater, the only theatre now open in Vienna, announced last week for production a bluette entitled, Der Schah von Persien in Wien (The Shah in Vienna).1878, The Theater: A Monthly Review and Magazine, volume 1, page 60

Noun (2)

bluette (plural bluettes)

1. (archaic) A kind of satinette pigeon.
   • hello all, does anyone have satinettes or bluettes for sale would prefer mated pairs let me know please thanks c ya bob2002 February 13, Toyboxloft, “anyone have pairs of bluettes or satinettes for sale??”, in rec.pets.birds.pigeons (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jun 2026
2. A shade of blue, usually either (in fashion) deeply or (in interior design) lightly saturated.
   • Twelve lengths (five yards each) of chiffon ruching, artistically selected colors (except bluette), decorates the vessel, trims in spirals the pillar, and falls in zigzags on base. Five yards of six-inch guipure lace for the brim.1900, L[yman] Frank Baum, quoting the artist of the “Fountain of Chiffon”, “Fountain Display”, in The Art of Decorating Dry Goods Windows and Interiors. […], Chicago, Ill.: The Show Window Publishing...

Noun (3)

bluette (plural bluettes)

1. (rare) A blue-haired person, especially a woman.
   • Today on Madison avenue, Manhattan, I saw a woman with light blue hair. How would you classify her? Is she a sky blonde or a bluette?1947 June 9, E[dgar] V[incent] Durling, “On the Side”, in R. W. Akers, editor, Beaumont Enteprise, home edition, volume LI, number 174, Beaumont, Tex.: Enterprise Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4...

   Synonyms:

   bluenette

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