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noun
lapis lazuli.
Origin:
1780–90
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lapis lazuli
(ˈlæpɪs)
—
n
1.
a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone
2.
the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli
[C14: from Latin
lapis
stone + Medieval Latin
lazulī,
from
lazulum,
from Arabic
lāzaward,
from Persian
lāzhuward,
of obscure origin]
lazuli
—
n
1.
a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone
2.
the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli
[C14: from Latin
lapis
stone + Medieval Latin
lazulī,
from
lazulum,
from Arabic
lāzaward,
from Persian
lāzhuward,
of obscure origin]
lazuli
(ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪ)
—
n
short for
lapis lazuli
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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