Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of sky blue.
Except for an eye-catching sky-blue container boldly and attractively featuring the B.T.C.'s "door-to-door" arrow symbol […], there were no outlandish colour schemes or lettering styles.
1961 July, “Talking of Trains: The Marylebone exhibition”, in Trains Illustrated, page 388
plural sky-blues
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of sky blue.
[…] every petty chandler's shop will sell you Sky-blue, and every night-cellar furnish you with Holland tape, three yards a penny.
1827 (originally 1755?), Connoisseur, page=223
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
sky-blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sky-blue
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