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ewage

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old French ewage, from Latin aquāticus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ewage

  1. A precious stone the colour of seawater.

Adjective

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ewage

  1. The colour of seawater; sea blue.

References

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See also

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Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry, gul; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet; inde              rose, murrey; purpel, purpur              claret

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin aquāticus; equivalent to ewe +‎ -age.

Noun

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ewage oblique singularm (oblique plural ewages, nominative singular ewages, nominative plural ewage)

  1. waterway; channel