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Encyclopedia > Blue blood

Blue blood may relate to:

  • "Blue blooded": Not only a member of wealthy family, but a member of an established one (old moneyed).
  • Hemocyanin: a blood protein in many mollusks and the arthropod horseshoe crab, whose oxygenated form is blue.
  • Nobility: in the English, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, French and Dutch language, blue blood is used to denote noble birth.

Blue blood also appears in the titles and trademarks: Wealth usually refers to money and property. ... Old money refers in the United Kingdom to the pre-decimal currency of pounds, shillings (or bob) and pence. ... Single Oxygenated Hemocyanin protein from Octopus Hemocyanins (also spelled haemocyanins) are respiratory proteins containing two copper atoms that reversibly bind a single oxygen molecule (O2). ... Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ...

Blue Blood was the second album, and major label debut of the Japanese music band X Japan. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... Atrocity is a German band formed in Ludwigsburg (not to be confused with the American peace punk band of the same name from Berkeley California, circa 1983). ... Craig Unger is an American journalist and writer. ... Edward Conlon (born 1965) is a New York police officer who wrote Blue Blood, a set of biographical notes about his eight years in the NYPD. Conlon wrote a Cops Diary column for the New Yorker under the pen name Marcus Laffey. ... Melissa de la Cruz is the author of many books for teens and adults, including the best-selling Au Pairs series, which has been published in ten countries and was sold to Warner Bros. ... Blue Blood is a documentary film to be released in the UK February 2007. ... Blue Blood Denim logo A pair of Blue Blood jeans Blue Blood Denim is a Dutch designer jeans brand established in 2002 by Jason Denham and Steve te Pas. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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Blue Blood Clothing Boutique (649 words)
This new limited edition introductory Blue Blood hoodie is a cozy heavy polyblend fl fleece with fine details including a true fl zipper and decorative drawstring pulls.
The adorable lavender Blue Blood cuddly bear is made of soft, shaggy chenille which feels so nice to snuggle up with.
Blue Blood and the Blue Blood skull are registered trademarks.
Blue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2405 words)
Blue is used also as a word to denote a sad or melancholy state, as in depression, or simply a state of deep contemplation (however, the phrase "blue skies," referring to sunny weather, implies cheerfulness).
Dark blue is associated with the University of Oxford and light blue with the University of Cambridge.
Blue is associated with many air forces and navies because of the color of their dress uniforms, while green is associated with armies.
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