Light blue
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar. countable, uncountable
- 2 A member of the Cambridge rowing team. UK, countable, uncountable
"The university did not touch my world directly but you couldn't be a boy in Oxford without supporting the dark blues against the Cambridge light blues, in the boat race […]"
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More examples"The university did not touch my world directly but you couldn't be a boy in Oxford without supporting the dark blues against the Cambridge light blues, in the boat race […]"
Etymology
From Middle English light blewe, equivalent to light + blue.