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lapis lazuli
lapis laz·u·li L0047700 (lăz′ə-lē, -yə-, lăzh′ə-)n. An opaque to translucent blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue semiprecious gemstone composed mainly of lazurite and calcite.
[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).]lapis lazuli (ˈlæpɪs) or lazulin1. (Minerals) a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone2. (Colours) the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli Also: lapis [C14: from Latin lapis stone + Medieval Latin lazulī, from lazulum, from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward, of obscure origin]lap•is laz•u•li (ˈlæp ɪs ˈlæz ʊ li, -ˌlaɪ, ˈlæz yʊ-, ˈlæʒ ʊ-)
n. 1. a deep blue semiprecious gemstone composed mainly of lazurite with smaller quantities of other minerals. 2. a sky-blue color; azure. Also called lapis. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, = Latin lapis stone + Medieval Latin lazulī, genitive of lazulum laipis lazuli] lapis lazuli- azure stone - Another name for the lapis lazuli.
- lapis lazuli - A sky-blue semiprecious stone, it is pronounced lap-us-LAY-zuh-lee.
- sapphire - From Greek sappheiros, "lapis lazuli" or "blue stone."
- ultramarine - First a blue pigment made from lapis lazuli, imported from Asia by sea, so, in Latin, it was ultramarinus, "beyond the seas."
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  lapis lazuli - an azure blue semiprecious stone lazuliopaque gem - a gemstone that is opaque |
Translationslapis lazuli
lapis lazuli (lăp`ĭs lăz`o͝olē), gem, deep blue, violet, or greenish blue in color and usually flecked with yellow iron pyrites. It is composed of lazurite, a complex sodium aluminum silicate, mixed with other minerals, and is usually found in masses, rather than in crystals, in metamorphosed limestones. Sources of supply are Afghanistan, Chile, Siberia, upper Myanmar, California, and Colorado. It was formerly made into vases and bowls and has been used from ancient times for beads and small ornaments. It was also extensively used in mosaics and was the "sapphire" of the ancients.Lapis lazuliA decorative variety of calcite, stained a deep blue by trace minerals; used as a stone veneer, and in powdered form as the original ultramarine pigment.lapis lazuli[¦lap·is ′laz·ə·lē] (petrology) An azure-blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue, translucent to opaque crystalline rock used as a semiprecious stone; composed chiefly of lazurite and calcite with some haüyne, sodalite, and other minerals. Also known as lazuli. lapis lazuliA rich blue semiprecious stone; either used decoratively or ground and powdered for use as an ultramarine pigment.lapis lazuliemblem of sexual purity. [Gem Symbolism: Kunz, 370]See: Chastitylapis lazuli, lazuli1. a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone 2. the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli lapis lazuli
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