cobalt blue
noun
a deep blue to a strong greenish-blue color.
any of a number of pigments containing an oxide of cobalt.
Also called
king's blue,
Thenard's blue.
Origin of cobalt blue
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby cobalt blue
cobaea,
cobalamin,
cobalt,
cobalt 60,
cobalt bloom,
cobalt blue,
cobalt bomb,
cobalt green,
cobalt violet deep,
cobalt violet light,
cobalt yellow
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British Dictionary definitions for cobalt blue
cobalt blue
noun
Also called: Thénard's blue
any greenish-blue pigment containing cobalt aluminate, usually made by heating cobaltous sulphate, aluminium oxide, and phosphoric acid together
- a deep blue to greenish-blue colour
- (as adjective)a cobalt-blue car