azure
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ər 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.
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English asure < Anglo-French, Old French, ultimately alteration of Arabic al lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial l together with the article) < Persian lāzhuward lapis lazuli
1275–1325; Middle English asure < Anglo-French, Old French, ultimately alteration of Arabic al lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial l together with the article) < Persian lāzhuward lapis lazuli
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azure (ˈæʒə, -ʒʊə, ˈeɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a deep blue, occasionally somewhat purple, similar to the colour of a clear blue sky |
| 2. | poetic a clear blue sky |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of the colour azure; serene |
| 4. | (usually postpositive) heraldry of the colour blue |
| [C14: from Old French azur, from Old Spanish, from Arabic lāzaward lapis lazuli, from Persian lāzhuward] | |
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Word Origin & History
azure
early 14c., from O.Fr. azur, from a false separation of Arabic (al)-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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Medical Dictionary
azure az·ure (āzh'ər)
n.
Any of various dyes used in biological stains, especially for blood and nuclear staining.
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Example sentences
He was wearing an azure-blue polo-neck sweater and gray trousers.
Below, twin azure lakes shine against the obsidian setting.
Farther in stand a gold-colored orb, an azure pavilion and a row of columns, similarly covered with mosaics.
Azure seas and sandy beaches give way to rugged hillsides scented with thyme and rosemary.
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