"colonial blue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colonial blues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} colonial blue (countable and uncountable, plural colonial blues)
  1. A grayish medium blue color. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-colonial_blue-en-noun-0GXkn0kY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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