blue-green

See also: blue green

English

Etymology

blue +‎ green.

Compare with the color called orange in Modern English, which was called geoluread (“yellow-red”) in Old English and Middle English.[1]

Adjective

blue-green (comparative more blue-green, superlative most blue-green)

  1. Of a color between blue and green; darker shades are called teal, lighter ones are cyan.

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References
  1. Kenner, T.A. (2006). Symbols and their hidden meanings. New York: Thunders Mouth. p. 11. →ISBN.
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