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Definition of Navy blue

1. Noun. A dark shade of blue.

Definition of Navy blue

1. Noun. A dark blue color. ¹

2. Adjective. Having a navy blue color. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Navy Blue

Literary usage of Navy blue

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
".navy blue, two orange chevrons University of Chicago Maroon University of Kansas ... Lemon yellow, dark green chevron University of Pittsburgh navy blue, ..."

2. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1897)
"navy blue. AT no time in our history has the attention of the people of the United States been more earnestly concentrated upon our navy than at the present ..."

3. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"All officers of the navy wear, when on duty, a double- breasted frock coat of navy-blue cloth, with two rows of large navy buttons on the breast, ..."

4. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Guide by National Collegiate Athletic Association (1906)
"We carry following colors regularly in stock: Black, navy blue and Maroon, ... Fur. nished in Gray and White,navy blue, Maroon and Black only. ..."

5. A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases (1880)
"All shoulder-straps are of navy-blue cloth with a border embroidered in gold. The centre and end ornament., corps distinctions,and indications of rank are ..."

6. History of American Red Cross Nursing by Lavinia L. Dock (1922)
"Sweater of any weight desired; color, dark or navy blue or gray. ... Hat: Navy blue velour. . . . Boots or shoes: Black, heels not higher than "Cuban;" ..."

7. Patterson's College and School Directory of the United States and Canada by Homer L. Patterson (1914)
"Trinity College (NC) navy blue. Trinity University (Tex.) Maroon anil White. Tufts College (Haas. ... University of Pittsburgh Old Gold and navy blue. ..."

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