Russian blue

noun

often capitalized B
: any of a breed of slender long-bodied large-eared domestic cats with short silky bluish-gray fur

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Commenters on the thread are evenly divided, with some claiming that’s just how Russian blues look and others claiming to have found inconsistencies in the graining on the hardwood floor. Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024 Her cat, Roo, a Russian blue whose formal name is Rooster, had been with her in the car but ran away from the scene. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2024 And there was the shop’s resident cat, a Russian blue named Boris. Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Russian blue was in 1872

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“Russian blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Russian%20blue. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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