Webster's Dictionary 1828

1891

BLUE

BLUE, adjective blu. One of the seven colors, into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism. There are various shades of blue as sky-blue,...

1892

BLUE-BIRD

BLU'E-BIRD, noun [blue and bird.] A small bird, a species of Motacilla, very common in the U. States. The upper part of the body is blue, and the throat and breast, of a dirty r...

1893

BLUE-BONNET

BLU'E-BONNET, noun [blue and bonnet.] A plant, a species of Centaurea.

1894

BLUE-BOTTLE

BLU'E-BOTTLE, an. [blue and bottle.] A plant, a species of Centaurea, called Cyanus, which grows among corn. This and the former plant receive their names from their blue funnel...

1895

BLUE-CAP

BLU'E-CAP, noun [blue and cap.] A fish of the salmon kind, with blue spots on its head.

1896

BLUE-EYED

BLU'E-EYED, adjective Having blue eyes.

1897

BLUE-FISH

BLU'E-FISH, noun [blue and fish.] A fish, a species of Coryphaena, of the order of thoracics, found about the Bahamas, and on the coast of Cuba.

1898

BLUE-HAIRED

BLU'E-HAIRED, adjective Having hair of a blue color.

1899

BLUE-JOHN

BLU'E-JOHN, noun Among miners, fluor spar, a mineral, found in the mines of Derbyshire, and fabricated into vases and other ornamental figures.

1900

BLUE-THROAT

BLU'E-THROAT, noun [blue and throat.] A bird with a tawny breast, marked with a sky-blue crescent, inhabiting the northern parts of Europe and Asia.

1901

BLUE-VEINED

BLU'E-VEINED, adjective Having blue veins or streaks.

1902

BLUELY

BLU'ELY, adverb With a blue color.

1903

BLUENESS

BLU'ENESS, noun The quality of being blue; a blue color.

1904

BLUFF

BLUFF, adjective [Eng.leap, from shooting forward.]surly; blustering.BLUFF, noun A high bank, almost perpendicular, projecting into the sea; a high bank presenting a steep front...

1905

BLUFFNESS

BLUFF'NESS, noun A swelling or bloatedness; surliness.

1906

BLUISH

BLU'ISH, adjective Blue in a small degree.

1907

BLUISHNESS

BLU'ISHNESS, noun A small degree of blue color.

1908

BLUNDER

BLUN'DER, verb intransitive [This word seems to be allied to the Gr., to err, and to flounder. The sense of the latter is to move with sudden jerks, and irregular motions.]1. To...

1909

BLUNDERBUSS

BLUN'DERBUSS, noun [blunder.] A short gun or fire-arm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim.

1910

BLUNDERER

BLUN'DERER, noun One who is apt to blunder, or to make gross mistakes; a careless person.

1911

BLUNDERHEAD

BLUN'DERHEAD, noun [blunder and head.] A stupid fellow; one who blunders.

1912

BLUNDERING

BLUN'DERING, participle present tense Moving or acting with blind precipitance; mistaking grossly; stumbling.

1913

BLUNDERINGLY

BLUN'DERINGLY, adverb In a blundering manner.

1914

BLUNT

BLUNT, adjective [from the root of Gr.to dull.]1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment.3. Abrupt in addr...

1915

BLUNTED

BLUNT'ED, participle passive Made dull; weakened; impaired; repressed.

1916

BLUNTING

BLUNT'ING, participle present tense Making dull; repressing; impairing.BLUNT'ING, noun Restraint.

1917

BLUNTLY

BLUNT'LY, adverb IN a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.