(British) Of a greyish blue colour, tinted with green.
(British) Of a greyish blue colour, tinted with green.
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British archaic slang for gin — part of a cluster of indirect terms for spirits used in 18th and 19th century slang. 'Blue' may reference the blue flame gin produces when burned, or its association with poverty and working-class drink culture. Now entirely obsolete; encountered only in historical slang dictionaries.
A deep, dim blue colour: navy or similar.
(literally) A fire that burns a blue color.
(British) Describing a hybrid engine or vehicle that uses a combination of petrol and electricity.
(British) A greyish blue colour, tinted with green.
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