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haint blue

haint blue noun: a pale shade of blue or green traditionally used to paint porch ceilings in the southern United States.

Noun

haint blue (uncountable)

  1. A pale shade of blue or green traditionally used to paint porch ceilings in the southern United States.

Questions about haint blue

What does haint blue mean?
Haint blue means a pale shade of blue or green traditionally used to paint porch ceilings in the southern United States.
What part of speech is haint blue?
Haint blue is a noun.

Words near haint blue in the dictionary

  1. hainous
  2. hains
  3. Hainsworth
  4. Hainsworths
  5. haint
  6. haint blue
  7. hainted
  8. hainting
  9. haints
  10. Haiphong
  11. haique

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