blues

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   plural of blue

2. 2

   A feeling of sadness or depression.

   • I've got the blues today.
   • The blues have hit her hard, and she won't get out of bed.
   • If we had been allowed to sit idle we should all have fallen in the blues […]
3. 3

   A musical form, of African-American origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or…

   A musical form, of African-American origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.

   • Many great blues musicians came from the Mississippi Delta region.
   • A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues.
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   1. 4

      A uniform made principally of a blue fabric, and especially a full dress uniform thus…

      A uniform made principally of a blue fabric, and especially a full dress uniform thus colored.

      • They marched in their dress blues.
      • You never planned on the bombs in the sand Or sleeping in your dress blues.
   2. 5

      Any of various blue pills sold on the street, mimicking the appearance of prescription…

      Any of various blue pills sold on the street, mimicking the appearance of prescription pain killer tablets.

   3. 6

      third-person singular simple present indicative of blue

   4. 7

      Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as

      Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as:

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