saxe blue

noun

ˈsaks-

variants or less commonly saxe

plural -s

often capitalized S

: a grayish blue that is redder and paler than electric, greener and slightly lighter than copenhagen, redder, lighter, and stronger than Gobelin, and greener, lighter, and stronger than old china

Word History

Etymology

French Saxe Saxony

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