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Majorelle blue

Majorelle blue noun: a clear, intense, fresh shade of deep blue.

majorelle blue: a clear, intense, fresh shade of deep blue
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Noun

Majorelle blue (uncountable)

  1. A clear, intense, fresh shade of deep blue.

Origin of Majorelle blue

Coined as a trademark by the French artist Jacques Majorelle, who used this color in his Majorelle Garden in Marrakech, Morocco, in 1924.

Questions about Majorelle blue

What does Majorelle blue mean?
Majorelle blue means a clear, intense, fresh shade of deep blue.
What part of speech is Majorelle blue?
Majorelle blue is a noun.

Words near Majorelle blue in the dictionary

  1. majordomo
  2. majordomos
  3. majored
  4. majored in
  5. Majorelle
  6. Majorelle blue
  7. majoress
  8. majoresse
  9. majoresses
  10. majorette
  11. majorettes

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