navy bluen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌneɪvɪ ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˈneɪvi ˈblu/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: navy n., blue n.

Etymology: < navy n. + blue n. (see below).

A. n.

A dark blue colour resembling the colour of many naval uniforms (including those of the British and United States Navies).

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > dark blue

bicec1430

navy blue1780

marine blue1803

midnight blue1810

Adelaide1831

Oxford blue1842

butcher's blue1851

gros bleu1870

marine1871

gendarme blue1884

navy1884

butcher1892

matelot1927

1780 Morning Post 7 Oct. Mr Sainsbury's liveries were a deep navy blue, with silver lace and epulets.

1813 H. Holmes Let. 17 May in T. Jefferson Papers (2009) Retirement Ser. VI. 114 A navy blue can be dyed here, but not the best blue.

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxx. 212 [He] was dressed in navy blue.

1896 Woman's Life 11 July 179/2 I cannot say that the coarse blue alpaca in various shades of navy blue and prune finds favour in my eyes.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 128/2 Fancy our daring when we decided on navy blue and white for the bath.

1976 A. McCaffrey Kilternan Legacy xix. 234 Navy blue is the color for skulking after skulkers.

1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 3 Dec. e 2/3 An upstairs bedroom..was rag-painted in tomato red, navy blue and lime green.

B. adj.

Dark blue; of a dark blue colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > dark blue

blewebis1330

sloe-blue1795

Oxford blue1856

navy blue1859

coal blue1861

marine blue1873

lead-blue1882

navy1896

1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight iv. 43 An irreproachable state of clean-shirtedness, navy blue-broadclothedness and chimney-pot-hattedness.

1874 W. M. Baines Narr. E. Crewe 118 I also gave [the Maori girl] 8 yards of Navy blue print.

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 14/1 She revels in the plainness of..a..navy blue suit.

1961 New Statesman 26 May 830/1 Where I live, the latest is an Italian-styled navy blue double-breasted suit, and chisel shoes.

2000 N.Y. Times 5 May e 1/4 The troupe's navy blue bus pulled into Manhattan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	navy blue
释义	navy bluen.adj. Brit. /ˌneɪvɪ ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˈneɪvi ˈblu/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: navy n., blue n. Etymology: < navy n. + blue n. (see below). A. n. A dark blue colour resembling the colour of many naval uniforms (including those of the British and United States Navies). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > dark blue bicec1430 navy blue1780 marine blue1803 midnight blue1810 Adelaide1831 Oxford blue1842 butcher's blue1851 gros bleu1870 marine1871 gendarme blue1884 navy1884 butcher1892 matelot1927 1780 Morning Post 7 Oct. Mr Sainsbury's liveries were a deep navy blue, with silver lace and epulets. 1813 H. Holmes Let. 17 May in T. Jefferson Papers (2009) Retirement Ser. VI. 114 A navy blue can be dyed here, but not the best blue. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxx. 212 [He] was dressed in navy blue. 1896 Woman's Life 11 July 179/2 I cannot say that the coarse blue alpaca in various shades of navy blue and prune finds favour in my eyes. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 128/2 Fancy our daring when we decided on navy blue and white for the bath. 1976 A. McCaffrey Kilternan Legacy xix. 234 Navy blue is the color for skulking after skulkers. 1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 3 Dec. e 2/3 An upstairs bedroom..was rag-painted in tomato red, navy blue and lime green. B. adj. Dark blue; of a dark blue colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > dark blue blewebis1330 sloe-blue1795 Oxford blue1856 navy blue1859 coal blue1861 marine blue1873 lead-blue1882 navy1896 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight iv. 43 An irreproachable state of clean-shirtedness, navy blue-broadclothedness and chimney-pot-hattedness. 1874 W. M. Baines Narr. E. Crewe 118 I also gave [the Maori girl] 8 yards of Navy blue print. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 14/1 She revels in the plainness of..a..navy blue suit. 1961 New Statesman 26 May 830/1 Where I live, the latest is an Italian-styled navy blue double-breasted suit, and chisel shoes. 2000 N.Y. Times 5 May e 1/4 The troupe's navy blue bus pulled into Manhattan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1780
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