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Chartres blue

Chartres blue noun: a shade of blue created for the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, containing traces of red for enhancement.

chartres blue: a shade of blue created for the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, containing traces of...
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Noun

Chartres blue (usually uncountable, plural Chartres blues)

  1. (usually) A shade of blue created for the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, containing traces of red for enhancement.

Forms of Chartres blue

pluralChartres blues

Questions about Chartres blue

What does Chartres blue mean?
Chartres blue means a shade of blue created for the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, containing traces of red for enhancement.
What part of speech is Chartres blue?
Chartres blue is a noun.
What is the plural of Chartres blue?
The plural of Chartres blue is Chartres blues.

Words near Chartres blue in the dictionary

  1. chartplotter
  2. chartplotters
  3. Chartrand
  4. chartre
  5. chartres
  6. Chartres blue
  7. Chartres blues
  8. chartreuse
  9. chartreuses
  10. Chartreux
  11. chartroom

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