CAESIOUS

Etymology

Adjective

caesious

Having a blue color very low in chroma.

Source: Wiktionary


Cæ"si*ous, a. Etym: [L. caesius bluish gray.] (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of gray. Lindley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FISSILE

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