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Turkey blues

Turkey blues is the plural of Turkey blue.

Meaning of Turkey blue

Noun

Turkey blue (countable and uncountable, plural Turkey blues)

  1. (obsolete) A deep blue obtained by careful application of indigo dye to silk.
    • Silk is dyed blue with indigo alone, without any proportion of woad... with ſix pounds of bran, and about twelve ounces of madder... half a pound of madder for each pound of potaſh, renders the vat greener, and produces a more fixed colour in the ſilk... it is wrung out, and expoſed to the air...1810, "Dyeing", Encyclopaedia Britannica, 4th ed., Vol. VII, §§300–302
  2. (obsolete) An item dyed Turkey blue.
    • The bales for the Tunis market should be assorted as under... 9 pieces Turkey blues [per] 50 pieces...1818, C.W. Rőrdansz, European Commerce..., page 683

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Questions about Turkey blues

What is Turkey blues the plural of?
Turkey blues is the plural of Turkey blue.

Words near Turkey blues in the dictionary

  1. turkey bacon
  2. turkey bacons
  3. turkey berries
  4. turkey berry
  5. Turkey blue
  6. Turkey blues
  7. turkey bowling
  8. turkey bush
  9. turkey bushes
  10. turkey buzzard
  11. turkey buzzards

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