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navy blue

[ ney-vee bloo ]

noun

  1. a dark blue.


adjective

  1. of a dark blue color:

    I can’t wear my navy blue skirt without ironing it.

navy blue

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened tonavy
    1. a dark blue colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      a navy-blue suit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • na·vy-blue adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of navy blue1

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

Origin of navy blue1

C19: from the colour of the British naval uniform
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Example Sentences

I turned around and saw the US Navy Blue Angels about to buzz the stadium.

Within a navy blue duffel bag were clattering bone-hued beads, amulets, and bracelets.

Finally, she slithered into a finished dress: the ultimate chic sheath, a collarless long-sleeved navy blue garment.

The navy-blue, burgundy, white, blue and pink Visconti-bloom silk-crepe dress has a square-neckline and sheer half-sleeves.

Kate wore a navy blue Mulberry dress from the 2012 spring/summer collection for the trip.

Her new navy-blue serge, observed Frulein, was very good, and the brown straw hat for autumn would do nicely.

Said I looked like a garden of dahlias, and showed up her neat navy blue.

He carried a fish-pole in one hand, a navy-blue cap in the other.

Our uniforms were of two colors, light or sky blue and dark navy blue.

She was clad in a navy blue tailleur with a very smart pair of high navy blue kid boots and small navy blue silk hat.

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