lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli (1)

Meanings

Noun

  • A deep-blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
  • A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

Adjective

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

Origin

  • From Middle English lapis lazuli, from Medieval Latin lapis + lazulī, genitive singular of lazulum, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد ("lapis lazuli, azure"), from Persian لاجورد. Compare azure, of the same origin.

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