| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bice blue |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | b s |
| NOUN: | A moderate blue. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English bis, blue-gray (sense uncertain), from Old French bis, dark (in azur bis, dark blue, and vert bis, dark green).
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