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Sky-colour, -cullour, adj. [e.m.E. skie colour (1552); Sky n. and Colour n., Cullour n.] Light-blue; cerulean. Also absol. as n. See also Sky culloritppl. adj. —1586 Edinb. Test. XV 239.
Sevin ellis of Inglis sky colour claytht at xx s. the ell 1591 Edinb. Test. XXIII 43b.
Sevin quarteris claytht sky cullour … price of the elne xxj s. —1572 Edinb. Test. II 240.
Fyve elnis sky colour price of the eln xiiij s.