Wine-blue
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wine-blue is an adjective meaning Of a colour ranging between indigo and purple, like that of dark wine.
Meaning
Of a colour ranging between indigo and purple, like that of dark wine.
More Meanings
- Any of a range of colours between indigo and purple, like those of some red wines.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: wine-dark, winelike
Beside the wineblue sea, magnificent silver tanks big as a mountain gleamed in the sun.
He'd love to sip a pint in a decent pub who never will, though down by wineblue Black Sea . . . ah!
Now I have come in as you see, with my ship and companions sailing over the wine-blue water to men of alien language.
Word Forms
- wineblue
- wine-blues
Synonyms for wine-blue
Depending on context, synonyms include wine-dark, winelike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burgundy, wine-colored, blue-black, wine-coloured, wine-dark, vinous.
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