2. Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery mass.
BLUCHER
Blu"cher, n.
Defn: A kind of half boot, named from the Prussian general Blücher.
Thackeray.
BLUDGEON Bludg"eon, n. Etym: [Cf. Ir. blocan a little block, Gael. plocan a mallet, W. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with E. blow a stroke. Cf. Block, Blow a stroke.]
Defn: A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.
BLUE
Blue, a. [Compar. Bluer; superl. Bluest.] Etym: [OE. bla, blo, blew,
blue, Sw. bl, D. blauw, OHG. bl, G. blau; but influenced in form by
F. bleu, from OHG. blao.]
1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets. "The blue firmament." Milton.
2. Pale, without redness or glare, — said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths.
3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.
4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue. [Colloq.]