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- [French blœduh-rwa]
- /French blœdəˈrwa/
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- [French blœduh-rwa]
- /French blœdəˈrwa/
Definition of bleu-de-roi word
- noun bleu-de-roi the bright enamel blue color characteristic of Sèvres ware. 1
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Origin of bleu-de-roi
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < French: literally, king's blue
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Parts of speech for Bleu-de-roi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bleu-de-roi popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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