Oxford blue
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oxford blue — n. & adj. n. a dark blue, sometimes with a purple tinge. adj. of this colour. * * * noun Usage: often capitalized O : a blackish purple that is bluer and darker than average eggplant and bluer and deeper than Burgundy (sense 2b) * * * Oxford blue … Useful english dictionary
Oxford blue — n. (British) dark blue, blue color adopted as the color of Oxford University; sportsman who has represented Oxford University in a sporting competition … English contemporary dictionary
Oxford blue — noun Brit. 1》 a dark blue, typically with a purple tinge, adopted as the colour of Oxford University. 2》 a person who has represented Oxford University at a particular sport in a match against Cambridge University … English new terms dictionary
Oxford blue — /ɒksfəd ˈblu/ (say oksfuhd blooh) plural noun 1. a mid range bright blue. 2. a blue (def. 5) at Oxford University, England …
oxford blue — adj. of a dark blue color … English contemporary dictionary
Oxford University Cricket Club — Oxford University Coach: Graham Charlesworth Captain: Rajiv Sharma Founded … Wikipedia
Oxford (disambiguation) — Oxford, Oxfordshire, is a city in England, famous for its university, the University of Oxford, which is commonly referred to simply as Oxford as well. Other meanings of Oxford include: Contents 1 Places 1.1 Australia … Wikipedia
Blue cheese — (or bleu cheese) is a general classification of cow s milk, sheep s milk, or goat s milk cheeses that has had Penicillium cultures added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue gray or blue green mold, and… … Wikipedia
Blue (university sport) — A Blue is an award earned by sportsmen and women at a university and some schools for competition at the highest level. The awarding of Blues began at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. It is found at British, Australian and New Zealand… … Wikipedia
blue — [[t]blu͟ː[/t]] ♦ bluer, bluest, blues 1) COLOUR Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day. There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky... She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father s. ...colourful blues and reds. 2) N… … English dictionary
