navy blue
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈneɪvi blu/
:
azul marino
- So I went with the safe option of my Navy blue a sauce dress with a satin hem.
It's a very deep Navy blue, which is nice.
- It's a very deep Navy blue, which is nice.
- I put these like Navy blue hoodies out that had these stitched.
- It has the same pattern and then the side of it is just Navy blue sheer panels.
- And yet what sells best is always regular cut Navy blue or black.
- This is Blue Iris and it's literally just like a dark Navy blue, very thick.
- The first thing I got from Hollister is this blue, like this Navy blue sweater, and it's so soft.
- I like these like smart style trousers and these are in a Navy blue and white gingham.
- They're just like Navy blue satin stripes and then the top looks like this.
- The next thing I got again was from paper scissors and it's like a Navy blue.
Examples
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Her long socks were navy blue and came to just below her bare knees.
Fiction book (1990) -
The first thing I got from Hollister is this blue, like this Navy blue sweater, and it's so soft.
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It's a very deep Navy blue, which is nice.
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It's a navy blue suit.
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I repeated many times how he looked in his new navy blue suit.
Fiction book (1991) -
So I thought we should get some Navy blue ones to match the new pillows.
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Well, I have this sort of long navy blue skirt and white blouse.
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She's six years old and wearing a navy blue jumper.
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Jim lent him, for the occasion, a navy blue shirt with green whales spouting water on it.
Fiction book (1998) -
She wore a stylish navy blue dress that matched well with her shoes.
Synonyms
How Dark
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a very dark shade of blue' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'navy' (associated with the dark blue of naval uniforms) and 'blue' (the color). Color-denoting compounds of this type are cross-linguistically common and follow a predictable pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Navy blue may come from the dark blue uniforms worn by a country's navy, where navy means the sailors and officers. That's why 'navy blue' today means that very dark shade of blue.