lapis lazuli
Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stoneOf a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.
» I bought the lapis lazuli pendant.
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1 sensesOf a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.
Examples
1 sentencesI bought the lapis lazuli pendant.
Origin
From Middle English lapis lazuli, from Medieval Latin lapis (“stone”) + lazulī, genitive sFrom Middle English lapis lazuli, from Medieval Latin lapis (“stone”) + lazulī, genitive singular of lazulum (“lapis lazuli, azure, the sky”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli, azure”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard). Compare azure, of the same origin.
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