| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Blue.[Websters]
2. To be brokenhearted, dispirited, dejected or depressed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have greened. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be canopied. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have damped or watered. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be moped. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have blacked, dirtied, obscured or fouled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be brined. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have greyed or dunned. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have lowered or depreciated.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb blue.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Base (bluely) | 1. With a blue color.[Websters]. 2. In a dismal, dolorous, sullen, forlorn or gaunt manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a doleful manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a bleak, funereal, glum, grim or morose manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a woeful or woebegone manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a melancholic, downcast, pessimistic, damp or sad manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a dark, bad or sombre manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a green or raw manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a particular or cheerless manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective blue.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (blue) | 1. Turn blue.[Wordnet]. 2. To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: bluing, blued, blues, bluer, bluers, bluingly and bluedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BLUED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Specialty Definition: blue
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Computing | Blue A language proposed by Softech to meet the DoD Ironman requirements which led to Ada. ["On the BLUE Language Submitted to the DoD", E.W. Dijkstra, SIGPLAN Notices 13(10):10-15 (Oct 1978)]. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. | ||
| 19th Century Satire | The only color we can feel. INVISIBLE BLUE A policeman. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. | ||
| Bible | Blue generally associated with purple (Ex. 25:4; 26:1, 31, 36, etc.). It is supposed to have been obtained from a shellfish of the Mediterranean, the Helix ianthina of Linnaeus. The robe of the high priest's ephod was to be all of this colour (Ex. 28:31), also the loops of the curtains (26:4) and the ribbon of the breastplate (28:28). Blue cloths were also made for various sacred purposes (Num. 4:6, 7, 9, 11, 12). (See COLOUR.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | ||
| Health | Crack Cocaine; depressants; OxyContin. (references) | ||
| Literature | 1: The Covenanters wore blue as their badge, in opposition to the scarlet of royalty. They based their choice on Numb. xv. 38, "Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments ... and that they put upon the fringe ... a ribband of blue. " 2: (See Colours for its symbolisms.) 3: Blue or Azure is the symbol of Divine eternity and human immortality. Consequently, it is a mortuary colour- hence its use in covering the coffins of young persons. When used for the garment of an angel, it signifies faith and fidelity. As the dress of the Virgin, it indicates modesty. In blazonry, it signifies chastity, loyalty, fidelity, and a spotless reputation. 4: "This was a blue demonstration, a gathering of the Conservative clans."- Holme Lee. 5: Blue (A), or a "staunch blue," descriptive of political opinions, for the most part means a Tory, for in most counties the Conservative colour is blue. (See True Blue.) 6: Hung with an apron blue; 7: A blue. (See Blue Stocking.) 8: A dark blue. An Oxford man or Harrow boy. 9: A light blue. A Cambridge man or Eton boy. 10: True blue. This is a Spanish phrase, and refers to the notion that the veins shown in the skin of aristocratic families are more blue than that of inferior persons. (See Sang.) 11: 'Twas Presbyterian true blue (Hudibras, i. 1). The allusion is to the blue apron which some of the Presbyterian preachers used to throw over their preaching-tub before they began to address the people. In one of the Rump songs we read of a person going to hear a lecture, and the song says- 12: "There were five old blues playing."- Standard, May 8th, 1883. 13: "Where I a tub did view, 14: True as Coventry blue. The reference is to a blue cloth and blue thread made at Coventry, noted for its permanent dye. 15: 'Twas the preacher's, I conjecture." 16: To look blue. To be disconcerted. He was blue in the face. Aghast with wonder. The effect of fear and wonder is to drive the colour from the cheeks, and give them a pale-bluish tinge. 17: True blue will never stain. A really noble heart will never disgrace itself. The reference is to blue aprons and blouses worn by butchers, which do not show blood-stains. 18: Blue and ~~~Red, 19: An old blue. One who has pulled in a University boat-race, or taken part in any of their athletic contests. 20: Red, in public-house signs, are heraldic colours, as the Blue Pig, the Blue Cow, the Red Lion, the Red Hart, etc. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Publishing & Graphic Arts | One or two-sided photographic proof from offset or gravure film; the image colour is blue; also known as blue. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Slang in 1811 | BLUE, To look blue; to be confounded, terrified, or disappointed. Blue as a razor; perhaps, blue as azure. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
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Common Expressions: blue
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Adam Blue Galli | Adam Blue Galli was one of a group of criminals known as the "Preppie Bandits" (due to their clean-cut appearance, a propensity for dressing like "preppies", and their habit of hanging out in Salt Lake City's most upscale coffeeshops). They operated in and around Salt Lake City, Utah in 1992. The other members were his brother Aaron Galli and his cousins Nathan and Christopher. He fled the state after being charged with murder and robbery, and was recaptured after being featured on America's Most Wanted. In an odd twist, patrons and employees at the restaurant where the murder occurred were watching the program, and alerted police to the presence of another person featured on the same episode, who was currently working at the same restaurant. (references) | ||
| Adonis Blue | The Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. (references) | ||
| Agent Blue | Agent Blue is a herbicide, similar to Agent Orange, used by the United States during the Vietnam War. It was sprayed on rice paddies and other crops, in an attempt to starve the Vietnamese of valuable crops. (references) | ||
| AGM-79 Blue Eye | The AGM-79 Blue Eye was a missile developed by the United States of America. (references) | ||
| Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog | The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog (ABBB) or Otto is an American rare dog breed, developed in the Alapaha River region of Southern Georgia. (references) | ||
| Alcian blue | Alcian blue is a phthalocyanine dye which contains copper. The dye stains acid mucopolysaccharides. (references) | ||
| Algy the Blue Bus | Algy is a blue bus who lives on the Island of Sodor. When he first arrived, he teased Bertie, but after breaking down, he soon became friends with Bertie. Algy now helps Bertie take passengers around the Island to where they want to go. (references) | ||
| Anastasia Blue | Anastasia Blue (born June 11, 1981 in Alaska) is an American erotic actress. (references) | ||
| Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose | The Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International is a fraternal and charitable organization of men and women that work in the insurance industry. The group was founded in 1906 near Milwaukee (Wisconsin, United States). (references) | ||
| Arrow in the Blue | Arrow in the Blue is the first volume of Arthur Koestler's autobiography. It was first published in 1952 and is about his life from his birth until his joining the Communist Party in 1931. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: blue
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Admiral of the blue | Literature | 1: Poor Robin, 1731 2: The Admiral of the Blue cries, "Coming, Sir." 3: A butcher who dresses in blue to conceal blood-stains. A tapster also is so called, from his blue apron. A play on the rear-admiral of the British navy, called "Admiral of the Blue (Flag)." 4: "As soon as customers begin to stir. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Admiral of the blue | Slang in 1811 | ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, who carries his flag on the main-mast. A landlord or publican wearing a blue apron, as was formerly the custom among gentlemen of that vocation. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
| Alcian Blue | Health | A copper-containing dye used as a gelling agent for lubricants, for staining of bacteria and for the dyeing of histiocytes and fibroblasts in vivo. (references) | |
| Berlin blue | Mining | In optical mineralogy, an anomalous interference color of the first order;e.g., some epidotes. (references) | |
| Big blue | Computing | Big blue International Business Machines. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.. | |
| Blow blue | Health | To inhale cocaine. (references) | |
| Blue and Yellow | Literature | (The). The Edinburgh Review; so called from its yellow and blue cover. The back is yellow, the rest of the cover is blue. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Blue angels | Health | Depressants. (references) | |
| Blue annealing | Metallurgy | An operation performed in a medium and at a suitable temperature to cover the clean ferrous surface with a uniform blue oxide film. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Blue annealing | Mining | Heating hot-rolled ferrous sheet in an open furnace to a temperature within the transformation range, and then cooling it in air in order to soften the metal. The formation of a bluish oxide on the surface is incidental. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: blue
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| BLUE | Dutch | Beste lineaire zuivere schatter | Mathematics, Statistics | |
| BLUE | English | Best linear unbiased estimator | N/A | |
| BLUE | Italian | Miglior stimatore lineare corretto | Mathematics, Statistics | |
| bl | English | Blue | Physics, Social Sciences | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
