Part 1223

<hw>Blue"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being blue; a blue color.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Bluenose</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"nose</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A nickname for a Nova Scotian.</def>

<h1>Bluepoll</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"poll`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Blue</ets> + <ets>poll</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of salmon (<spn>Salmo Cambricus</spn>) found in Wales.</def>

<h1>Blueprint</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"print</hw>. <def>See under <er>Print</er>.</def>

<h1>Bluestocking</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"stock`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A literary lady; a female pedant.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<note>&hand; As explained in Boswell's "Life of Dr. Johnson", this term is derived from the name given to certain meetings held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation with distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant of these assemblies was a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore <i>blue stockings</i>. He was so much distinguished for his conversational powers that his absence at any time was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became common, "We can do nothing without the <i>blue stockings</i>." Hence these meetings were sportively called <i>bluestocking clubs</i>, and the ladies who attended them, <i>bluestockings</i>.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American avocet (<spn>Recurvirostra Americana</spn>).</def>

<h1>Bluestockingism</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"stock`ing*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Bluestone</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"stone`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Blue vitriol.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used in the eastern United States.</def>

<h1>Bluethroat</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"throat`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia (<spn>Cyanecula Suecica</spn>), related to the nightingales; -- called also <altname>blue-throated robin</altname> and <altname>blue-throated warbler</altname>.</def>

<h1>Bluets</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blu"ets</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>bluet</ets>, <ets>bleuet</ets>, dim. of <ets>bleu</ets> blue. See <er>Blue</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the <spn>Houstonia c\'d2rulea</spn>, the <spn>Centaurea cyanus</spn> or bluebottle, and the <spn>Vaccinium angustifolium</spn>.</def>

<h1>Blue-veined</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"-veined`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having blue veins or blue streaks.</def>

<h1>Bluewing</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"wing`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The blue-winged teal. See <er>Teal</er>.</def>

<h1>Bluey</h1> <Xpage=159>

<hw>Blue"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>,<tt>a.</tt>Bluish.</def>