Meanings
plural robin's-egg blues
- A greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.
Near-synonyms: eggshell blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue
Synonyms: eggshell blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue
- Of a greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.
Near-synonyms: eggshell blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue
1 more example
Associate Justice and Mrs. Owen J. Roberts arrived shortly before the performance started. Mrs. Roberts wore a robins’ egg blue chiffon frock.
1942 March 4, Carolyn Bell, “Colorful Throng Attends ‘Blackout’ Symphony Concert”, in The Washington Post, number 24,002, page 14Synonyms: eggshell blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.
adjectiveOf a greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.
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