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adjective
- 1. unwavering in one's commitment; extremely loyal: "I'm a dyed-in-the-wool, true-blue patriot"
- 2. real; genuine: "the tournament was won by a team of true-blue amateurs"
noun
- 1. a staunchly loyal supporter of the Conservative Party.
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adjective. us / ˈtru ˈblu / Add to word list. completely loyal to a person or belief. (Definition of true-blue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of true-blue. true-blue.
The meaning of TRUE-BLUE is marked by unswerving loyalty (as to a party). How to use true-blue in a sentence.
‘True blue’ is supposed to derive from the blue cloth that was made at Coventry, England in the late middle ages. The town’s dyers had a reputation for producing material that didn’t fade with washing, that is, it remained ‘fast’ or ‘true’.
adjective. old-fashioned us / ˌtruːˈbluː / uk / ˌtruːˈbluː / Add to word list. completely loyal to a person or belief: You don't need to worry about Kimberley - she's true-blue. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Loyal, faithful & dependable. a safe pair of hands idiom. allegiance. audaciously. be as good as your word idiom.
The sense of someone being true blue may derive from the idea of someone being genuinely aristocratic, or having ‘blue blood’. In recent times, the term true blue has become particularly associated with loyal supporters of the British Conservative party.
1. unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, a country, etc. noun true blue. 2. mainly British. a staunch royalist or patriot. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. true-blue in American English. (ˈtruˈblu ) adjective. very loyal; staunch.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word true blue. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
For example, using a true blue eye shadow on blue-green eyes can actually make the color look dull and washed out, as opposed to rich and vibrant. The expression true blue comes from the blue sapphire's symbolism.
True blue definition: a nonfading blue dye or pigment.. See examples of TRUE BLUE used in a sentence.
True blue. True blue has become a metaphor for loyal and steadfast without any connection to the colour blue per se. True blue dates in this sense of being loyal and steadfast from the late 17th century.
