...floor-length curtains in restful aqua and lavender colours.
aqua in British English
(ˈækwə)
nounWord forms: pluralaquae (ˈækwiː) or aquas
1.
water: used in compound names of certain liquid substances (as in aqua regia) or solutions of substances in water (as in aqua ammoniae), esp in the names of pharmacological solutions
adjective
2. short for aquamarine (sense 2)
Word origin
Latin: water
aqua in American English
(ˈækwə; ˈɑkwə; ˈeɪkwə)
nounWord forms: pluralˈaquas or ˈaqˌuae (ˈækwi; ˈɑkwi; ˈeɪkˌwi)
1.
water; esp., in pharmacy, a solution of a substance in water
adjective
2.
bluish-green
Word origin
L < IE *akwa-: see island
Examples of 'aqua' in a sentence
aqua
I shook in some bubble bath powder and watched the water turn aqua, the sweet scent circling around me like smoke.
Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS (2001)
The ocean breezes were very slight and the clouds seemed pasted to the aqua sky.
Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS (2001)
He was a large teddy bear of a parson, with a face mottled by a penchant for aqua vitae.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE (2001)
The sea stretched out beyond, steel gray, the endless level horizon of it streaked with aqua light.
Lois McMaster Bujold THE CURSE OF CHALION (2001)
Word lists with
aqua
green
All related terms of 'aqua'
Aqua-Lung
a type of scuba apparatus no longer much used
aqua pura
pure water; esp., distilled water
aqua fortis
→ nitric acid
aqua regia
a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of one part nitric acid and three to four parts hydrochloric acid, used in metallurgy for dissolving metals, including gold
aqua vitae
alcohol
aqua ammonia
a water solution of ammonia ; ammonia water; ammonium hydroxide
ammonia
Ammonia is a colourless liquid or gas with a strong , sharp smell . It is used in making household cleaning substances.
nitric acid
Nitric acid is a strong colourless acid containing nitrogen , hydrogen , and oxygen .