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cerulean
/səˈɹuːli.ən/
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What does cerulean mean?
noun
- A greenish-blue color.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides.
adjective
- Sky-blue.
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IPA pronunciation
/səˈɹuːli.ən/
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I depart from the Koordish camp thoroughly satisfied with my experience of their hospitality, but the cerulean waist-scarf bestowed upon me by our Hungarian friend Igali, at Belgrade, no longer adds its embellishments to my personal adornments.
The cut of this gentleman’s moustache, with the two premature wrinkles in the cheek above it, and the fashion of his garments, in which an exposed shirt-front and a cerulean cravat played perhaps an obtrusive part, completed the conditions of his identity.