saxe blue
/ (sæks) /
noun
- a light greyish-blue colour
- (as adjective)a saxe-blue dress
Word Origin for saxe blue
C19: from French
Saxe Saxony, source of a dye of this colour
Words nearby saxe blue
sawyer,
sax,
sax.,
saxatile,
saxe,
saxe blue,
saxe-altenburg,
saxe-coburg-gotha,
saxe-meiningen,
saxe-weimar-eisenach,
saxhorn
Example sentences from the Web for saxe blue
She had on her tussore in saxe-blue, trimmed with guipure lace, and was as pretty as ever, and as sad.
A Likely Story |William De Morgan