turquoise
Also turquois. an opaque mineral, a basic hydrous copper aluminum phosphate often containing a small amount of iron, sky-blue or greenish-blue in color, cut cabochon as a gem.: Compare bone turquoise.
Also called turquoise blue . a greenish blue or bluish green.
Origin of turquoise
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How to use turquoise in a sentence
Below lies the turquoise waters of the caldera, flecked with the white triangles of sailing boats.
Then the air suddenly turns still, the downpour stops, and the sky transforms from grey to turquoise.
Farah channeled Hollywood's Golden Age as she rocked a full-length turquoise and blinding sparkles mermaid dress.
I also like the turquoise blue color of the chips or beads that the kids are stringing together into that intricate design.
The opening look combined a light turquoise, slinky evening gown with a mauve headpiece.
The lady was sitting gazing out from her window on the second floor of the Hotel de Russie upon the sunlit tranquil turquoise sea.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume III (of 3) | Charles James WillsLooking across its waters of turquoise blue, they now made out that which had so puzzled them before.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyThis principality was small, but there was a deal of wealth in it because of its emerald mines and turquoise pits.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathThen to finish all, Margaret wore in the lace at her throat, a great brooch of turquoise matrix, which matched her eyes.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman"It's Emma Leveson's ring," said Charles, picking up the little turquoise from among the dust at his feet.
British Dictionary definitions for turquoise
/ (ˈtɜːkwɔɪz, -kwɑːz) /
a greenish-blue fine-grained secondary mineral consisting of hydrated copper aluminium phosphate. It occurs in igneous rocks rich in aluminium and is used as a gemstone. Formula: CuAl 6 (PO 4) 4 (OH) 8 .4H 2 O
the colour of turquoise
(as adjective): a turquoise dress
Origin of turquoise
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Scientific definitions for turquoise
[ tûr′kwoiz′, -koiz′ ]
A blue to bluish-green or yellowish-green triclinic mineral that occurs in reniform (kidney-shaped) masses with surfaces shaped like a bunch of grapes, especially in aluminum-rich igneous rocks such as trachyte. In its polished blue form it is prized as a gem. Chemical formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·5H2O
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