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aquamarine

[ ak-wuh-muh-reen, ah-kwuh- ]

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noun

aquamarine

/ ˌækwəməˈriːn /

a pale greenish-blue transparent variety of beryl used as a gemstone
1. a pale blue to greenish-blue colour
2. ( as adjective )
  an aquamarine dress

First recorded in 1590–1600, aquamarine is from Latin aqua marīna “sea water” (named from its color). See aqua, marine

C19: from New Latin aqua marīna, from Latin: sea water (referring to the gem's colour)

Aquamarine, a name given to some of the finest varieties of beryl of a sea-green or blue colour.

The blue varieties are absurdly called oriental aquamarine by lapidaries.

The other type is the more familiar aquamarine window glass still to be found in 18th-century houses.

A piece of a bullseye pane of aquamarine glass occurs in the Marlborough finds.

She was in extremely low evening-dress of an aquamarine shade, flowered with gold.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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