navy blue

[ ney-vee bloo ]

/ ˈneɪ vi ˈblu /

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noun

a dark blue.

adjective

of a dark blue color: I can’t wear my navy blue skirt without ironing it.

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Origin of navy blue

First recorded in 1830–40; from the color of naval uniforms, as of the U.K. and the U.S.

OTHER WORDS FROM navy blue

na·vy-blue, adjective

Words nearby navy blue

NAVSAT, NAVSTAR Global Positioning System, navvy, navy, navy bean, navy blue, Navy Cross, navy cut, navy gray, Navy List, navy plug

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My father was in an intelligence unit for the U.S. Navy, as he had been in World War II.
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In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
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His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
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British Dictionary definitions for navy blue

navy blue

noun

a dark blue colour
(as adjective)a navy-blue suit

Sometimes shortened to: navy

Word Origin for navy blue

C19: from the colour of the British naval uniform

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