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Meaning of "duck-egg blue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DUCK-EGG BLUE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUCK-EGG BLUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Duck-Egg blue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUCK-EGG BLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of duck-egg blue in the English dictionary

The definition of duck-egg blue in the dictionary is a pale greenish-blue colour.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUCK-EGG BLUE

duck
duck hawk
duck pond
duck shooting
duck shove
duck shover
duck soup
duck-billed dinosaur
duck-billed platypus
duck-shove
duck-shoving
duck´s arse
duckbill
duckboard
ducker
duckfoot quote
duckie
duckies
ducking
ducking and diving

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUCK-EGG BLUE

a bolt from the blue
air-force blue
blue
boys in blue
cobalt blue
Delft blue
electric blue
ice blue
indigo blue
into the blue
methylene blue
midnight blue
navy blue
out of the blue
powder blue
robin´s-egg blue
royal blue
sky blue
steel blue
true blue
trypan blue

Synonyms and antonyms of duck-egg blue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «duck-egg blue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUCK-EGG BLUE

Find out the translation of duck-egg blue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of duck-egg blue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «duck-egg blue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸭,蛋青
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azul huevo de pato
570 millions of speakers

English

duck-egg blue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बतख अंडे नीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأزرق دوك البيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утка яйцо синий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azul pato - ovo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিস্ক-ডিম নীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bleu canard - oeuf
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telur-telur biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ente - Ei-Blau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アヒル卵青
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오리 계란 블루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru dawa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vịt trứng màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாத்து முட்டை நீலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बलक-अंडी निळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ördek yumurta mavisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

duck- egg blue
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jajko kaczka - niebieski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

качка яйце синій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albastru rață - ou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε πάπια , αυγό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eend - eier blou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

duck - egg blue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

duck - egg blå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of duck-egg blue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUCK-EGG BLUE»

The term «duck-egg blue» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUCK-EGG BLUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «duck-egg blue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «duck-egg blue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about duck-egg blue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUCK-EGG BLUE»

Discover the use of duck-egg blue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to duck-egg blue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carol Deacon's Party Cakes for Children
Roll out and cover the cake with the duck egg blue sugarpaste. Smooth the icing and trim around the base of the cake. Keep any excess and roll into little eggs for decorating the board or for use as candleholders. 2 Divide and roll about 30 g ...
Carol Deacon, 2007
2
Duck Egg Blue: A Novel
And now, gentlemen, as this board of review prepares to consider young Mr. Wright for Scouting's highest rank, there is one more very important thing we need to ask him.
Derrick Neill
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Snowman's Party
Children will love these push, pull, turn and lift board books with lots to learn and see on every spread. A different interactive element on each spread encourages learning through play.
‎2013
4
Motocross Racers : 30 Years of Championship Dirt Bikes
White fiberglass panels and guards replaced the duck-egg blue of the production model; it had a deeper seat, a polished alloy fuel tank, and other subtle cosmetic touches, but the big news was the front forks. Clews had finally dropped the old ...
Ray Ryan
5
Paint Magic
One of the most attractive ragged finishes l have seen was a warm duck egg blue - a greeny blue - ragged over a transparent faded-brick colour tinted with burnt sienna. ln complete contrast a parchment-tinted glaze - a little white plus raw or ...
Jocasta Innes, 2004
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Passionate Patchwork: Over 20 Original Quilt Designs
... deep purple, dark brown-blue, dusty orange, deep chartreuse, navy, lavender, deep brown and charcoal • Fabric B (inside-bowl applique): Kyd (70cm) of 'duck egg' Shot Cotton (SC26) or a similar solid-coloured duck-egg blue fabric •Fabric ...
Kaffe Fassett, 2003
7
Party Cakes: 45 Fabulous Cakes for All Occasions, with Easy ...
Roll out and cover the cake with the duck egg blue sugarpaste. Smooth the icing and trim around the base of the cake. Keep anv excess and toll into little eggs for decorating the board or fot use as candleholders. 2 Div ide and roll about 30 g ...
Carol Deacon, 2006
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Create a Card: With Stickers, Stencils and Stamps
Place 3-D foam glue pads onto the back of the parcel, then remove the backing from the foam pads and centrally position the parcel onto the duck egg blue pearl card. TIP When using scissors for cutting out detail, always hold them at a 90 ...
Stephanie Weightman, 2006
9
The Great and The Small
Zooie opened a duck-egg blue painted door on either side of the hallway, and early evening sunlight flooded the space, making them all blink. “OMG! This is gorgeous!” exclaimed Elspeth, walking into the room she was to share with her ...
Jan McCarthy, 2014
10
Character Cake Toppers: Over 65 Design Ideas for Sugar ...
To make the body and legs you will need 20g (3⁄4oz) of duck egg blue sugarpaste. Add a good pinch of CMC and roll into a carrot shape. Smooth the carrot shape to flatten slightly then place the point of tool no.4 in the centre, dividing the ...
Maisie Parrish, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUCK-EGG BLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term duck-egg blue is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sales manager for Rolls Royce Motor Cars Perth, Craig Padfield …
It was silk: 10m of duck-egg blue silk, spun in China, woven in the UK and handpainted at the Rolls-Royce's English HQ. Applied to the rear ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
Queen's pretty in pink as Camilla's blushes are spared at Princess …
Camilla wore a shirt dress in duck-egg blue georgette with pin-tuck pleats detail on the bodice and a full tiered skirt in floaty chiffon. This nearly ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
The night I helped my mother escape North Korea
The sky to the east was turning a faint duck-egg blue. Then there, about 50 yards ahead, next to the derelict house, I made out the silhouettes of ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Kevin Wheatcroft sleeps in Adolf Hitler's bed and has £100m Nazi …
Wheatcroft scratched at the paintwork to reveal layers of colour: its current livery, the duck-egg blue of Christian Phalangists from the Lebanese ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
The man who sleeps in Hitler's bed
Wheatcroft scratched at the palimpsest of paintwork to reveal layers of colour beneath: its current livery, the duck-egg blue of the Christian ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
Celia Birtwell interview: The designer on life with Ossie Clark and …
So, it's strange to sit opposite Birtwell in the slightly fuddy-duddy enclaves of a rococo-stuccoed, duck-egg blue restaurant at Fortnum & Mason ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
7
Tranquillity above bush canopy
A pleasing colour palette of duck-egg blue and soft green has been used throughout the house and it continues next door in the second, ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
8
Series 1 - 6. The Black Tower
Yes, it all still looks magnificent (those lovely gilt mirrors and the duck-egg blue decor in Mr Norrell's glorious library). But the central story, ... «Radio Times, Jun 15»
9
No place like home for Lyth
No, the only place to do it is Headingley, drinking in the strong flavours of the dilapidated Rugby Stand, the striking duck-egg blue pavilion with ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 15»
10
Harry's Bondi
Its latest expansion, completed in April, involved absorbing its neighbouring laundromat and gaining a new, duck-egg blue modernist sheen ... «Good Food, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Duck-Egg blue [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/duck-egg-blue>. Apr 2024 ».
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