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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
navy blue
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ For my first day on the job I bought a navy blue sweater with a big duck on the front.
▪ He is dressed in a shabby navy blue suit and a soiled white shirt; he carries a raincoat.
▪ He was joined immediately by a burly guy in a padded leather body warmer over a navy blue rugby shirt.
▪ It was full of people strangely dressed in plus fours and navy blue suits, with packs strapped to their backs.
▪ She was wearing a navy blue duffel coat with a tartan-lined hood, black stockings and pointed shoes with very high heels.
▪ The cast is resting in a navy blue cotton sling.
▪ Then, as a daring but romantic gown of navy blue silk crepe made its appearance, the moment came.
▪ Today I was all-silk, navy blue blouse and skirt.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Navy blue

Navy blue \Na"vy blue`\, n.

  1. A dark grayish blue. Also called navy.

  2. Prussian blue. [archaic]

Wiktionary
navy blue

a. Having a navy blue#Noun color. n. A dark blue color.

WordNet
navy blue

n. a dark shade of blue [syn: dark blue, navy]

Wikipedia
Navy blue

Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue.

Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white) worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world. When this color name, taken from the usual color of the uniforms of sailors, originally came into use in the early 19th century, it was initially called marine blue, but the name of the color soon changed to navy blue.

An early use of navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840 though the Oxford English Dictionary has a citation from 1813.

In practice, actual blue uniforms of the United States Navy and other navies have become outright black in color, in order to combat fading.

Navy Blue (song)

"Navy Blue" is a song written by Bob Crewe, Bud Rehak and Eddie Rambeau. The song tells the story of a girl who was lonely for her steady boyfriend while he was away from home in the U.S. Navy and could hardly wait to see him again.

Recorded in 1963 by pop singer Diane Renay at the age of seventeen and released as a single, "Navy Blue" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Middle-Road singles chart for one week in March 1964.

Navy Blue (series)

is a series of Japan-exclusive battleship-based video games produced by Use Corporation.

Navy blue (disambiguation)

Navy blue is a very dark shade of the color blue which almost appears as black.

Navy Blue or Navy Blues may also refer to:

Films:

  • Navy Blues (1929 film), an American film directed by Clarence Brown
  • Navy Blues (1937 film), an American film directed by Ralph Staub
  • Navy Blues (1941 film), an American film co-written and co-produced by Jerry Wald
  • Navy Blue (film), a 1979 gay porno film starring Jack Wrangler and George Payne

Other uses:

  • Navy Blues (album), an album by Sloan
  • "Navy Blue" (song), a song by Diane Renay
  • Navy Blue (series), a Japan-exclusive video game franchise
  • "Navy Blues" (Law & Order), an episode of the American television series Law & Order
  • Navy Blue (pigeon), who received the Dickin Medal for bravery in the Second World War
Navy Blue (pigeon)

Navy Blue was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1945 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.