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turquoise Definition

tur·quoise (tʉrko̵iz′, -kwo̵iz′)

noun

  1. a greenish-blue, hard mineral, hydrous copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl(PO)(OH)·5HO, used as a gem
  2. the color of turquoise; greenish blue

Etymology: ME turkeis < MFr turqueise, fem. of OFr turqueis, Turkish (see Turk): orig. brought to western Europe through Turkey

adjective

greenish-blue

turquoise Synonyms

turquoise

modif.

blue-green, sea-green, greenish-blue, Mediterranean blue, bright blue; see also blue 1, green 1.

turquoise Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: We have necklaces, pendants, earrings, braclets and rings, including turquoise, amber and pearls.
  • wear: It is unwise to wear a turquoise formerly worn by one who has died.
  • have: The males have turquoise blue on their wings, while the females do not.
  • paint: The woodwork is painted a vivid turquoise which, I am informed, was its original color.
  • turn: Come dusk, pink clouds of flamingo fill the air and the shallow waters turn turquoise.

Adjective modifier

  • pink: Fairly light flowers with a small injection of an accent color, perhaps pink, turquoise or pale yellow.
  • blue: What colors, what a collision of colors: green, gray, blue, turquoise, brown.
  • bright: Nick was fishing as I arrived and the others stood above him looking down into the bright turquoise of the sea.
  • green: Inspiration has come from the 1920s and my color palette works around black, brown, green, turquoise and pink.
  • deep: The beaches are beautiful white sand and the sea a deep turquoise, calm and very inviting.
  • pale: Its eyes were the pale turquoise of sand under deep water.

Modifies a noun

  • lagoon: Drop straight into the shallow turquoise lagoon; the perfect Maldives holiday experience.
  • sea: The entrance pool of a turquoise sea tunnel lapped the edges of the floor, over in a far corner.
  • mosaic: A number of exquisitely beautiful objects decorated with turquoise mosaic have survived.
  • lake: I noticed a clear turquoise lake at the end, in which I thought I saw movement hut was not sure.
  • water: Swim & snorkel in the turquoise waters, relax on white sandy beaches.
  • ocean: Is set in a wooded valley overlooking a turquoise ocean in South Cornwalls best kept secret.

Noun used with modifier

  • crystal-clear: Idyllic palm-fringed coral islands set in the crystal-clear turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Preposition: in

  • color: The design outlines were printed on the paper with a waxy ink which was usually dark blue, royal blue or turquoise in color.

Preposition: of

  • sea: Nick was fishing as I arrived and the others stood above him looking down into the bright turquoise of the sea.

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