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IRON BLUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iron blue mean? 

IRON BLUE (noun)
  The noun IRON BLUE has 2 senses:

1. slightly purplish or bluish dark greyplay

2. any of various blue pigmentsplay

  Familiarity information: IRON BLUE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IRON BLUE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Slightly purplish or bluish dark grey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Davy's gray; Davy's grey; iron blue; steel gray; steel grey

Hypernyms ("iron blue" is a kind of...):

gray; grayness; grey; greyness (a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various blue pigments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

iron blue; Prussian blue

Hypernyms ("iron blue" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))


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