n. [ F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See Blue, a. ] (Bot.) A name given to several different species of plants having blue flowers, as the Houstonia cœrulea, the Centaurea cyanus or bluebottle, and the Vaccinium angustifolium. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholoy sound from repeated used of blue notes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. a state of depression; as, he had a bad case of the blues. Syn. -- megrims. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in Western U.S. Syn. -- blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. 1. A literary lady; a female pedant. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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 blue stockings. 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 blue stockings.” Hence these meetings were sportively called bluestocking clubs, and the ladies who attended them, bluestockings. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana). [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
