slate blue — slate blue, adj. a moderate to dark grayish blue. [1790 1800] * * * … Universalium
slate blue — slate′ blue′ n. fia a moderate to dark grayish blue • Etymology: 1790–1800 … From formal English to slang
slate-blue — See slate blue. * * * … Universalium
Slate-blue Seedeater — Taxobox name = Slate blue Seedeater status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri infraordo =… … Wikipedia
slate blue — noun Date: 1796 a grayish blue color … New Collegiate Dictionary
slate blue — 1. noun A dark, bluish grey colour. 2. adjective Of a dark, bluish grey colour … Wiktionary
slate — slate1 [slāt] n. [ME sclate < OFr esclate, fem. of esclat: see SLAT1] 1. a hard, fine grained, metamorphic rock, typically formed from shale, that cleaves naturally into thin, smooth surfaced layers 2. a thin piece of slate or slatelike… … English World dictionary
Blue-billed Duck — Conservation status Near Threatened (I … Wikipedia
slate grey — slate blue/grey phrase a dark grey or greyish colour Thesaurus: colourshyponym Main entry: slate … Useful english dictionary
blue whale — blue′ whale′ n. mam a baleen whale, Balaenoptera musculus, having furrowed, slate blue skin: at up to 100 ft. (30.5 m) long, the largest mammal ever known • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
