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telegraph blue

telegraph blue noun: a greyish-blue color, similar to cadet blue.

Noun

telegraph blue (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A greyish-blue color, similar to cadet blue.
    • Telegraph blue, similar to our cadet blue, is named after the blue telegraph paper used in France, […]1882, Godey's Lady's Book (volume 105, paeg 373)
    • Dark navy-blue, cardinal, golden-brown, old blue, olive, slate-gray, and telegraph-blue are the favorite solid colors seen in heavy beaver cloths […]1889, Demorests' Monthly Magazine, volume 25, page 65

Origin of telegraph blue

From the color of the telegraph paper used in France.

Questions about telegraph blue

What does telegraph blue mean?
Telegraph blue means a greyish-blue color, similar to cadet blue.
What part of speech is telegraph blue?
Telegraph blue is a noun.

Words near telegraph blue in the dictionary

  1. telegrammes
  2. telegrammic
  3. telegramming
  4. telegrams
  5. telegraph
  6. telegraph blue
  7. telegraph boy
  8. telegraph boys
  9. telegraph code
  10. telegraph codes
  11. telegraph cucumber

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