Meanings
nounAlice blue (uncountable)
- uncountableA pale blue colour.
adjective
- Of a pale blue colour.
Origin
From the name of Alice Roosevelt Longworth (daughter of Theodore Roosevelt), who favoured the colour and made it fashionable in the US.
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APA
Alice blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20blue
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“Alice blue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20blue. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alice blue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alice%20blue.
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