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B — Blotch to Blue (Part 8 of 8)

2. A pedantic woman; a bluestocking. [Colloq.]

3. pl. [Short for blue devils.] Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. [Colloq.]

Berlin blue, Prussian blue.Mineral blue. See under Mineral.Prussian blue. See under Prussian.

Blue
(Blue), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bluing.] To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc.