cobalt blue
noun
1
: a greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina
2
: a strong greenish blue
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After a few blasts of a blow torch and several trips back and forth to the furnace, the red-hot glass on the rod turns cobalt blue and forms what will eventually become a 7-inch vase.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Earlier this week, the parents stepped out together on the Vanity Fair post-Oscars red carpet, the children’s book author looking stunning in a deep cobalt blue dress.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Today, though, television screens airing sporting events at the bar and modern cobalt blue light fixtures tone down any sense of pretense in the space.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
The Friends alum jump right into the wellness fad in her cobalt blue bikini featuring a halter-neck top and briefs.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
It, with its geometric pattern windows of deep cobalt blue and ruby red, is planned as a community space.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
The New Girl star flew in for the Patou show on January 25 sporting slightly different versions of the shade from head to toe, starting with a chunky cobalt blue crewneck sweater and a lighter blue tweed miniskirt.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2024
The water, cobalt blue and sun-glinted, seemed to merge into the low clouds.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
The latest proof: her stunning makeup look at the Critics' Choice Awards.
Gladstone, who was nominated for Best Actress, wore a beautiful, off-the-shoulder, cobalt blue Christian Siriano dress to the award show, fresh off of winning the corresponding Golden Globes category last week.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Jan. 2024
Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Earlier this week, the parents stepped out together on the Vanity Fair post-Oscars red carpet, the children’s book author looking stunning in a deep cobalt blue dress.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Today, though, television screens airing sporting events at the bar and modern cobalt blue light fixtures tone down any sense of pretense in the space.
—Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
The Friends alum jump right into the wellness fad in her cobalt blue bikini featuring a halter-neck top and briefs.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
It, with its geometric pattern windows of deep cobalt blue and ruby red, is planned as a community space.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
The New Girl star flew in for the Patou show on January 25 sporting slightly different versions of the shade from head to toe, starting with a chunky cobalt blue crewneck sweater and a lighter blue tweed miniskirt.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2024
The water, cobalt blue and sun-glinted, seemed to merge into the low clouds.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
The latest proof: her stunning makeup look at the Critics' Choice Awards.
Gladstone, who was nominated for Best Actress, wore a beautiful, off-the-shoulder, cobalt blue Christian Siriano dress to the award show, fresh off of winning the corresponding Golden Globes category last week.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Cobalt blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobalt%20blue. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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