bleueur.
a worker responsible for bluing needles, by sharpening their points on a grinding wheel in order to give them a blue color
Meaning & usage
a worker responsible for bluing needles, by sharpening their points on a grinding wheel in order to give them a blue color
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree French bleu Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French bleueur From bleu (adjective) + -eur (suffix forming agent nouns). This suffix normally attaches to verbs, but an exception was made here; as Émile Littré points out, if the present word had come from the verb bleuir, it would have been *bleuisseur.
blueness; blue tint or glow
bluish mist or atmosphere, especially in the distance
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree French bleu Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -ōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French bleueur From bleu (adjective) + -eur (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns from adjectives). Equivalent to Catalan blavor.
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