[azh-er] 
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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).] |
azure az·ure (āzh'ər)
n.
Any of various dyes used in biological stains, especially for blood and nuclear staining.
