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单词 turquoise
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tur•quoise /ˈtɜrkɔɪz, -kwɔɪz/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Jewelry, Mineralogya mineral of copper and aluminum, colored greenish blue and cut as a gem: [countable]an exquisite turquoise.[uncountable]a ring of turquoise.
  2. [uncountable] Also called ˈtur•quoise ˈblue. a greenish blue or bluish green.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tur•quoise  (tûr′koiz, -kwoiz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Jewelry, MineralogyAlso, tur′quois. an opaque mineral, a basic hydrous copper aluminum phosphate often containing a small amount of iron, sky-blue or greenish-blue in color, cut cabochon as a gem. Cf. bone turquoise. 
  2. Also called tur′quoise blue′. a greenish blue or bluish green.
  • Middle French
  • French: Turkish (stone), equivalent. to Turc Turkish + -oise, feminine of -ois -ese; replacing Middle English turkeis
  • 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
turquoise /ˈtɜːkwɔɪz -kwɑːz/ n
  1. a greenish-blue fine-grained secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper aluminium phosphate. It occurs in igneous rocks rich in aluminium and is used as a gemstone. Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8.4H2O
  2. (as adjective): a turquoise dress
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French turqueise Turkish (stone)
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