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az⋅ure
[azh-er] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and unclouded sky. |
| 2. | Heraldry. of the tincture or color blue. |
–noun
| 3. | the blue of a clear or unclouded sky. |
| 4. | a light, purplish blue. |
| 5. | Heraldry. the tincture or color blue. |
| 6. | the clear, cloudless sky. |
Origin:
1275–1325; ME asure < AF, OF, ult. alter. of Ar al lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial l together with the article) < Pers lāzhuward lapis lazuli
1275–1325; ME asure < AF, OF, ult. alter. of Ar al lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial l together with the article) < Pers lāzhuward lapis lazuli
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| az·ure (āzh'ər) n.
[Middle English, from Old French azur, from Medieval Latin azura, from Arabic al-lāzaward, the azure : al-, the + lāzaward, azure (from Persian lājward, lapis lazuli).] |
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Azure
Az"ure\ (?; 277), a. [F. & OSp. azur, Sp. azul, through Ar. from Per. l[=a]jaward, or l[=a]juward, lapis lazuli, a blue color, l[=a]jaward[=i], l[=a]juward[=i], azure, cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Ar. azr-aq azure, blue. Cf. G. lasur, lasurstein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis lazuli.] Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. Azure stone (Min.), the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.Azure
Az"ure\, n. 1. The lapis lazuli. [Obs.] 2. The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. "In robes of azure." --Wordsworth. 3. The blue vault above; the unclouded sky. Not like those steps On heaven's azure. --Milton. 4. (Her.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.Azure
Az"ure\, v. t. To color blue.
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azure
c.1325, from O.Fr. azur, false separation of Arabic lazaward "lapis lazuli," as though the -l- were the French article l'. The Arabic name is from Pers. lajward, from Lajward, a place in Turkestan, mentioned by Marco Polo, where the stone was collected.
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Main Entry: azure
Pronunciation: 'azh-&r
Function: noun
: any of several dyes used as biological stains
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azure az·ure (āzh'ər)
n.
Any of various dyes used in biological stains, especially for blood and nuclear staining.
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