All 8 Uses of
azure
in
Slaughterhouse-Five
- And, at the far end of the shed, Billy saw pink arches with azure draperies hanging between them, and an enormous clock, and two golden thrones, and a bucket and a mop.†
Chpt 5 *
- Azure curtains hung from the arches which were shocking pink.†
Chpt 6
- The only space open to them was up on the stage, and they went up there, pulled the azure curtains down, made nests.†
Chpt 6
- Billy, curled in his azure nest.†
Chpt 6
- 'Go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut,' murmured Paul Lazzaro in his azure nest.†
Chpt 6
- He had silver boots now, and a muff, and a piece of azure curtain which he wore like a toga.†
Chpt 6
- She was a heavenly azure.†
Chpt 9
- These two horse pitiers moved back along the wagon to where they could gaze in patronizing reproach at Billy-at Billy Pilgrim, who was so long and weak, so ridiculous in his azure toga and silver shoes.†
Chpt 9
Definitions:
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(1)
(azure) a shade of blue similar to that of the sky on a clear sunny day
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Azure is also the name of an important cloud-computing service operated by Microsoft.