Turkey blue
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Turkey blue
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From the manner of preparing indigo practiced in the Ottoman Empire ("Turkey"). Doublet of turquoise blue.
noun Turkey blues
- A deep blue obtained by careful application of indigo dye to silk. Silk is dyed blue with indigo alone, without any proportion of woad... with ſix pounds of bran, and about twelve ounces of madder... half a pound of madder for each pound of potaſh, renders the vat greener, and produces a more fixed colour in the ſilk... it is wrung out, and expoſed to the air, that
- An item dyed Turkey blue. The bales for the Tunis market should be assorted as under... 9 pieces Turkey blues [per] 50 pieces...
Similar: Turkey, Turkey color
adjective more Turkey blue · most Turkey blue
- Dyed Turkey blue.
- Colored Turkey blue or (inexact) a similarly deep blue.
Similar: Turkey, Turkey color
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title = {Turkey blue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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