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telegraph blue en · NOUN

Etymology

From the color of the telegraph paper used in France.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, uncountable) A greyish-blue color, similar to cadet blue.
    • Telegraph blue, similar to our cadet blue, is named after the blue telegraph paper used in France, […] 1882, Godey's Lady's Book (volume 105, paeg 373)
    • Dark navy-blue, cardinal, golden-brown, old blue, olive, slate-gray, and telegraph-blue are the favorite solid colors seen in heavy beaver cloths […] 1889, Demorests' Monthly Magazine, volume 25, page 65: