True-blue Definition

tro͝oblo͝o
adjective
Very loyal; staunch.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of true blue.
Wiktionary

Used other than as an idiom: see true,‎ blue.

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Authentic, undoubtedly true; honest.

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noun

(historical) A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out.

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Other Word Forms of True-blue

Noun

Singular:
true-blue
Plural:
true blues

Origin of True-blue

  • Refers to a symbolism of colour, dating to mediaeval times, in which blue represents loyalty, constancy, faithfulness and truth.

    From Wiktionary

  • From the adoption of the color blue by 17th-century Scottish Presbyterians in opposition to the Royalists' red

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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