16 January 2015

cerulean

[suh-roo-lee-uh

adjective, noun
1. deep blue; sky blue; azure.
2. Heraldry. a sky-blue tincture, used especially on the Continent.

Origin
Latin
1660-1670; < Latin caerule (us) dark blue, azure (akin to caelum sky) + -an

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Examples from the web for cerulean
– Darkening cerulean blue above, a redness along the tree line.
– Her eyes are cerulean, her bone structure is extraordinary and she’s effortlessly stylish.
– Cerulean warblers molt into an adult plumage prior to the breeding season following their hatching year.

Anagram

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Today’s aphorism

People wear masks to see who cares enough to see through it. I built a wall around me to see who would be brave enough to climb it.

– Unknown

On this day

16 January 1920 – Prohibition commences in the U.S. with the passing of the 18th Amendment which prohibited the importation, exportation, transporting, selling and manufacturing of alcohol.

16 January 1945 – Adolf Hitler flees to his bunker with his long-time companion, Eva Braun. They remain there for 105 days until he takes his own life.

16 January 1979 – The Shah of Iran is forced to flee Iran following the mutiny of his Army and a revolution led by students, which resulted in the Ayatollah Khomeini taking over the leadership of the country.