Color Names

Needlepoint Navy

Dusty blue, like forgotten needlepoint in a sailor's chest.

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Needlepoint Navy is a cool grey, close to blue.

It can be described as cool, muted, greyish and dusty.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Needlepoint Navy

Needlepoint

Needlepoint is a type of canvas work, a form of embroidery in which yarn is stitched through a stiff open weave canvas. Traditionally needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas. Although needlepoint may be worked in a variety of stitches, many needlepoint designs use only a simple tent stitch and rely upon color changes in the yarn to construct the pattern. Needlepoint is the oldest form of canvas work.

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Navy

A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a state's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields.

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Navy blue

Navy blue, also known simply as navy, is a dark shade of the color blue. The name navy blue originally referred to the color of uniforms worn by officers in the Royal Navy. In the late 18th century, the Royal Navy adopted the color for its sailors' uniforms, partly due to the practical reason that dark colors were less prone to showing dirt and wear during long sea voyages. The color became so associated with naval service that it came to be known simply as "navy blue."

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needlepoint

Noun

  1. A craft involving pulling yarn, thread, or floss through a canvas mesh to produce a decorative design.
  2. An object made using that craft.

Verb

  1. To produce a decorative design by this means.
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navy

Noun

  1. A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
  2. A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.

Adjective

  1. Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.
  2. Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
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