Defn: Blue; cerulean. [Obs.] Dyer.
CERULEAN
Ce*ru"le*an, a. Etym: [L. caeruleus.]
Defn: Sky-colored; blue; azure. Cowper.
Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall
A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant.
CERULEIN
Ce*ru"le*in, n. [L. caeruleus sky-blue.] (Chem.)
Defn: A fast dyestuff, C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.
CERULEOUS
Ce*ru"le*ous, a.
Defn: Cerulean. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
CERULESCENT
Ce`ru*les"cent, a. [L. caeruleus sky-blue + -escent.]
Defn: Tending to cerulean; light bluish.
CERULEUM
Ce*ru"le*um, n. [NL.]