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lapis lazuli
(læpɪs læzjʊlaɪ, US -liː)
uncountable noun
Lapis lazuli is a bright blue stone, used especially in making jewellery.
lapis lazuli in British English
or lazuli (ˈlæpɪs)
noun
Also: lapis1.
a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone
2.
the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli
Word origin
C14: from Latin lapis stone + Medieval Latin lazulī, from lazulum, from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward, of obscure originlapis lazuli in American English
(ˈlæpɪsˈlæzjuˌlaɪ; ˈlæpɪsˈlæʒjulaɪ; ˈlæpɪsˈlæzjʊˌli; ˈlæpɪsˈlæʒjuˌli)
noun
1.
an azure-blue, opaque semiprecious stone, a mixture of various minerals
2.
its color
Word origin
ModL < L lapis, a stone + ML lazuli, gen. of lazulus, azure < Ar lāzaward: see azureImage oflapis lazuli
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