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A.Word.A.Day--glaucous![]() ![]() glaucous (GLO-kuhs) adjective 1. Of a grayish or bluish green or white color. 2. Covered with a powdery coating of such colors, as on grapes, plums, etc. [From Latin glaucus (bluish-gray or green), from Greek glaukos.]
"Ichabod wants to investigate a series of murders in the village of
Sleepy Hollow, where bleak forests and glaucous mists suggest Brigadoon
beset by toxic waste." See more usage examples of glaucous in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. This week's theme: words for colors.
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