navy blue
noun
1.
a dark blue.
Origin
1830-40
Related forms
navy-blue,
adjective
Examples from the web for
navy blue
When the fabric is dyed
navy blue
, the wax-impregnated areas remain white.
The
navy blue
racer is decorated with spiffy electric-discharge patterns in special reflective paint.
Rather pretty, actually--
navy blue
with lace sections.
Under the antique dome over the mattress department, designers have created a
navy blue
sky, lighted by stars.
He had insisted on wearing a
navy blue
blazer, though it was so oversize it created a three-inch tent on each shoulder.
For day, it accompanies skinny skirts or pants in
navy blue
wool jersey.
The mouse-overs turn the graphics from
navy blue
to bright green.
He was wearing a
navy blue
peacoat and faded blue jeans and carrying a blue-and-white duffel bag.
British Dictionary definitions for
navy blue
navy blue
noun
1.
a dark blue colour
(
as adjective
):
a navy-blue suit
Sometimes shortened to
navy
Word Origin
C19: from the colour of the British naval uniform