robin's-egg blue

noun

A greenish blue colour, like that of an American robin's egg.

“Near-synonyms: eggshell blue, baby blue, powder blue, sky blue”

Meanings

nounrobin's-egg blue (plural robin's-egg blues)

plural robin's-egg blues

  1. 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

adjective
  1. 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 14

    Synonyms: 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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