bluer

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)/
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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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bluer

  1. comparative form of blue: more blue

Etymology 2

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From blue +‎ -er (Oxford -er). Used at Harrow School in London, United Kingdom.

Noun

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bluer (plural bluers)

  1. (UK, school slang) A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School.
    • 1981, James Anthony Mangan, Athleticism in the Victorian and Edwardian Public School, Psychology Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 170:
      Bluer buttons illustrate the principle of 'keeping under'. The Knoll rule book states: 'It is a one year priv. [privilege] to have the bottom button on one's bluer undone [and] a three summer priv. to have all the buttons of one's bluer undone.'
    • 2011, Justin Evans, “Voraciously”, in The White Devil:
      He was alone in his room, in his bluer and his tie, seated on a chair, leaning over his bed like a desk—his preferred way to study—holding the stapled pages of the script, muttering the words.
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  • greyers (grey uniform trousers)

Etymology 3

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From blue +‎ -er.

Noun

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bluer (plural bluers)

  1. (rare) Synonym of blue (blue liquid added to laundry to prevent yellowing) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

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