Words at Play : Top 10 Words for Unusual Colors Worth Looking At
Color:
Medium blue
About the Word:
The color name comes from the blue glass of the same name. Smalt is created by fusing together – melting – potassium carbonate, silica, and cobalt oxide; the word's Germanic ancestor means "to melt."
Full Definition:
: a moderate blue that is redder and duller than average copen, redder and deeper than azurite blue, Dresden blue, or pompadour, and greener and deeper than luster blue
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