Etymology

chalybeous

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Today it means: steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χάλυψ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχάλυψ“steel”
  2. English todaychalybeous

From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups, “steel”) + -ous.

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