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noun
1.
Also, tur·quois. 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.
2.
Also called turquoise blue. a greenish blue or bluish green.
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Turquoise
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Example Sentences
- The drinks on the patio, the best friend with the turquoise sports car, the search for mermaids.
- The sea is turquoise and scattered with red fishing boats, looming white bergs and the occasional nose of a seal.
- Dragons with wings of turquoise mauling leopards down the length of a gold scabbard.
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Word Origin & History
turquoise
precious stone, 1560s, replacement from M.Fr. of M.E. turkeis, turtogis (late 14c.), from O.Fr. turqueise, fem. adj. "Turkish," in pierre turqueise "Turkish stone," so called because it was first brought to Europe from Turkestan or some other Turkish dominion (Sinai peninsula, according to one theory).
EXPANDCognate with Sp. turquesa, M.L. (lapis) turchesius, M.Du. turcoys, Ger. türkis, Swed. turkos. As a color name, attested from 1853.
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Science Dictionary
turquoise  (tûr'kwoiz', -koiz') Pronunciation Key
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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