blewe

Etymology

See blue.

Noun

blewe (plural blewes)

1. Obsolete form of blue.

Adjective

blewe (comparative more blewe, superlative most blewe)

1. Obsolete form of blue.
   • 1902 (reprint), Francis Bacon, ed. Helen Milman, Of Gardens, page 12:

     ...the White, the Purple, and the Blewe;...

Anagrams

• Belew

Alternative forms

• blew, bleu, blue, blwe, blw, blyu

Etymology

From a combination of Old English *blǣw and Anglo-Norman blew; both from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. See also blo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛu(ə)/
• Rhymes: -ɛu(ə)

Adjective

blewe

1. blue, azure
2. blue-violet
3. blue-grey; the colour of bruises
4. blue-black

Noun

blewe

1. blue
2. blue textiles
3. (rare) blue pigment

See also