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Navy blue   Listen
noun
Navy blue  n.  
1.
A dark grayish blue. Also called navy.
2.
Prussian blue. (archaic)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Navy blue" Quotes from Famous Books



... they were collected each morning by ambulances for the different Hospitals), and ask him to be kind enough to furnish a Bon pour un bain (a bath pass)! When I first went to the Bureau at the gare and saw this Commandant in his elegant tight-fitting navy blue uniform, with pointed grey beard and general air of importance, I felt that to ask him for a "bath ticket" was quite the last thing on earth! He saw my hesitation, and in the most natural manner in the world said with a bow, "Mademoiselle has probably come for ...
— Fanny Goes to War • Pat Beauchamp

... serge, navy blue, with two pockets. With it went a middy blouse, with white lacings at the neck, and white ...
— Clematis • Bertha B. Cobb

... suit of navy blue— I've brought him to the show Because he looks so very nice, He'll ...
— Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 • Edward William Cole

... girl admitted, "but I rarely notice men, and that I remember this one so distinctly and think of him surprises me. He was tall and broad shouldered and dressed in a navy blue business suit, and I think probably he was the handsomest man I have ever seen, though I cannot tell why I think so. His hair and eyes were brown, his hair almost black, it was so dark, and a trifle curly. His eyes were clear and honest looking, with a touch ...
— The Daughter of a Republican • Bernie Babcock

... said a nice navy blue was always useful. I'd rather have had a Cambridge blue myself. Mother says navy blue's so ladylike. Don't you ...
— The Limit • Ada Leverson



Words linked to "Navy blue" :   dark blue, blue, blueness



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