lapis lazuli

lapis laz·u·li

lapis lazuli

an azure-blue, opaque semiprecious stone, a mixture of lazurite and various other minerals
its color

Origin of lapis lazuli

Modern Latin from Classical Latin lapis, a stone + Medieval Latin lazuli, genitive of lazulus, azure from Arabic l?zaward: see azure

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lapis lazuli

noun

An opaque to translucent blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue semiprecious gemstone composed mainly of lazurite and calcite.

Origin of lapis lazuli

Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin lapis lazulī Latin lapis stone Medieval Latin lazulī genitive of lazulum lapis lazuli ( from Arabic lāzaward ) ( from Persian lājward )

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Noun

(uncountable)

(mineralogy) A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry.
A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

Adjective

Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

Origin

Medieval Latin lapis (“stone") +"Ž lazulÄ« (“heavens, skies", genitive singular of lazulum).

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