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sky

1. the apparently dome-shaped expanse extending upwards from the horizon that is characteristically blue or grey during the day, red in the evening, and black at night
2. outer space, as seen from the earth
3. weather, as described by the appearance of the upper air
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What does it mean when you dream about the sky?

The sky usually signifies peace and freedom of expression when it is clear and blue. If cloudy and overcast, the sky may be forecasting sadness and trouble.

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sky

[skī]
(astronomy)
In the daytime the apparent blue dome resting on the earth along the horizon circle; at night the blue becomes nearly black.
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'At this very moment, the gentleman in sky-blue turning round, and seeing the young lady with her face uncovered, vented an exclamation of rage and jealousy, and, turning his weapon against her beautiful bosom, pointed a thrust at her heart, which caused my uncle to utter a cry of apprehension that made the building ring.
"He (pointing to the young gentleman in sky-blue) is the only son of the powerful Marquess of Filletoville."
Both forms are predominantly white and opaque, as are the walls and floor of the gallery, but, with house paint and flashe (a vinyl acrylic that can be thinned with water), they have been marked with blood-red blocks, sky-blue patches, and a thin orange line that braches from one edge of the lower frame up to the top of the upper section.
At the work's top right edge, hastily outlined in a sky-blue tint, is a little guard-tower shape, a motif subtly repeated in several of these works.
A COVENTRY man's years of selfless devotion to his daughter and son-in- law's business has led to an unexpected bonus - in the shape of a pounds 35,000 Sky-Blue Jaguar TWR.
Take a short walk through Jessica Stockholder's Your Skin In This Weather Bourne Eye-Threads & Swollen Perfume, 1995: screaming-neon-green linoleum runner (made complete only by the appearance of scuff marks - street-colored, boot-shaped - trailing in your wake) starting in the entry hall outside the downstairs gallery, leading up to sky-blue concrete climbing up the far wall inside; the wall itself white, punctuated by blocks of color - pink, yellow, sky blue, dark blue, orange, hunter green.
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