ˈdelft noun
also delf -lf ; or delph “
( -s )
Etymology: short for delftware, delphware
1.
a. : delftware 1
b. : glazed pottery especially when blue and white
2. or delft blue also delf blue : a variable color averaging a grayish purplish blue that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than regimental, redder, lighter, and stronger than average navy blue, and very slightly redder and darker than Wedgwood blue (sense 2) — called also Dutchware blue