Critics pointed out that Stowe had never been to the South, but her novel became a bestseller in the North (banned in the South) and the most effective bit of propaganda to come out of the abolitionist movement. It galvanized many who had been sitting on the sidelines.
blue law. 1. any puritanical law that forbids certain practices, especially drinking or working on Sunday, dancing, etc.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  blue, blueness(noun) blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime. he had eyes of bright blue. 2  blue(noun) blue clothing. she was wearing blue. 3  blue(noun) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue. the Union army was a vast blue.