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royal blue

noun

  1. a deep blue, often with a faint reddish tinge.



royal blue

noun

    1. a deep blue colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      a royal-blue carpet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of royal blue1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

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Their left hand is beautifully manicured in sparkling purple and royal blue.

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First, and most obviously, the boy born in Barbados could have quite easily been in maroon instead of royal blue, in the away dressing room rather than on his home ground for Warwickshire.

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The words "Great British Railways" and "coming soon" are painted in white against a royal blue background decorated with part of a union flag.

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“They can be really strikingly blue, from a turquoise to a bright royal blue,” Putman said.

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So there’s no turning that whole place royal blue and yellow.

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