Definition of eton blue
: a light bluish green that is bluer and duller than average aqua green (see aqua green sense 1) or average turquoise green and bluer and deeper than robin's-egg blue (see robbin's-egg blue )
— called also Cambridge blue
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“Eton blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eton%20blue. Accessed 27 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of eton blue was in 1851
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