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Definition of Cerulean blue
1. Noun. Light greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of oxides of cobalt and tin.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerulean Blue
Literary usage of Cerulean blue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant Life of Alabama: An Account of the Distribution, Modes of Association by Charles Mohr (1901)
"Flowers cerulean blue ; October, November. Frequent. Perennial. Type locality : "
Hab. in Virginia." Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. ..."
2. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"... cerulean blue and white, cerulean blue ami cerise, peach-blossom, jonquil,
lavender, ... Jonquil, apricot, and cerulean blue semidouble corded poplin. ..."
3. The Painter's Palette: A Theory of Tone Relations, an Instrument of Expression by Denman Waldo Ross (1919)
"A mixture of cerulean blue with Lemon Yellow comes very near to it. RED-ORANGE (RO)
Red-Orange is seen hi a high degree of intensity hi the mixture of ..."
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