blue cloth

collocation in English

meaningsofblueandcloth

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blue
adjective
uk
/bluː/us
/bluː/
of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type ...
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cloth
noun
uk
/klɒθ/us
/klɑːθ/
(a type of) ...
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(Definition ofblueandclothfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblue cloth

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In this period they discovered a variety of other items includingblueclothfrom a naval uniform, and the bones of several skeletons.
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Saxo covers them with thebluecloththat hid the skull and bones at the beginning.
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The shortage is not restricted tobluecloth.
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This would mean that there would be men walking about there in square rig, in bell-bottomed trousers and darkbluecloth.
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At the turn of the century theblueclothbecame unobtainable.
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It was to be applied in the purchase ofblueclothfor the poor of the parish.
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The uniform is ofbluecloth, and in some features follows the lines of the naval uniform, though it has distinct characteristics.
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During the minor league club's tenure, the three arches were decorated with quarter-sphere awnings covered in red, white, andblueclothrespectively.
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The special manufacture wasbluecloth, dyed, no doubt, with woad, licence to grow which was asked in the neighbourhood in the 16th century.
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Covering the palm of her right hand is ablueclothon top of which rests a rolled up "kakemono" or "makimono" scroll.
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These often use electricbluecloth, since this color attracts the flies.
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Ablueclothrests in the left foreground, beneath a mirror, and a window to the left unseen save its golden curtain provides light.
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The fiacre was enclosed and upholstered inside with darkbluecloth.
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The white cotton thread on the traditional indigoblueclothgives sashiko its distinctive appearance, though decorative items sometimes use red thread.
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The lecture notes from 19334 were bound inblueclothand the notes dictated in 19345 were bound in brown.
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The prince wears red andblueclothas a turban and scarves, a sign of wealth.
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The books published by both have all been bound in paleblueclothand have the same size and format.
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The interior was in aquablueclothor leather, and the instrument panel was in a special, lighter shade of simulated woodgrain.
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After the desired color is achieved and the fabric has dried, the paste is scraped off, revealing the white patterns on thebluecloth.
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