powder blue

noun

: a pale blue

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The signature powder blue carries personal meaning. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 Ermanno Scervino paired denim with powder blue denim with matching tulle and lace corset tops. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2025 Roughly 30% of the 77,239 fans were in powder blue. Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 In an exclusive photo shoot for the magazine, Moretz is seen at the final fitting for her powder blue wedding dress, by Louis Vuitton, at the fashion house’s Paris atelier. Glamour, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for powder blue

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of powder blue was in 1896

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“Powder blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powder%20blue. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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powder blue

noun
: a pale blue
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