| 释义 |
azure
I. \ˈazhə(r), ˈaizh-, rare in stand speech in US at least ˈāzh-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English asur, from Old French azur, probably from Old Spanish azur, azul, alteration of Arabic lāzaward, lāzuward lapis lazuli, blue, from Persian lāzhuward
1. archaic : lapis lazuli
2. : the heraldic color blue
3.
a. : the blue color of the clear sky
b. : any blue somewhat resembling that of the sky
4. : the unclouded sky
< above, the crystal azure, perfect, pale — F.T.Palgrave >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English asur, from asur, n.
1. : of the heraldic color blue
2. : resembling the color of the unclouded sky
3. : resembling the unclouded sky : cloudless, clear
4. : composed of horizontal parallel lines (as a tooled or stamped design on a book cover)
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to make blue in color
< morning up the eastern stair marches, azuring the air — A.E.Housman > |