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Look up: Azure

  1. azure
    [adj] - of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky 2. [n] - a light shade of blue 3. [v] - color azure
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Azure
    Az'ure adjective [ French & OSp. azur , Spanish azul , through Arabic from Persian lājaward , or lājuward , lapis lazuli, a blue color, lājawardī , lājuwardī , azure, cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Arabic azr-aq azure, blue. Confer German lasur , < ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/156

  3. Azure
    Az'ure noun 1. The lapis lazuli. [ Obsolete] 2. The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. 'In robes of azure .' Wordsworth. 3. The blue vault above; the unclouded sky. « Not like those steps On heaven's azure . Milton. » 4. (Her.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal par ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/156

  4. Azure
    Az'ure transitive verb To color blue.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/156

  5. azure
    Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. ... <chemical> Azure stone, the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite. ... Origin: F. & OSp. Azur, Sp. Azul, through Ar. From Per. Lajaward, or lajuward, lapis lazuli, a blue colour, lajawardi, lajuwardi, azure, cerulean, the initial l having been dropped ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. azure
    cerulean adjective of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; `October`s bright blue weather`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. azure
    cerulean noun a light shade of blue
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. azure
    verb color azure; `Morning azured the village`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Azure
    In heraldry, `azure` is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called `colours`. In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either `az.` or `b.` as an abbreviation. The term `azure` derives from the Persian Ù„اÚ˜وØÂ±ØÂ¯ `lazhward`, which was the name of a place known for its deposits of the deep blue stone now called lapis lazuli (stone of lazhward). The word was a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure

  10. azure
    (azh´әr) one of three metachromatic basic dyes (azures A, B, and C).
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  11. Azure
    • (n.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines. • (v. t.) To color blue. • (a.) Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. • (n.) The lapis lazuli. • (n.) The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. • (n.) The blue va...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Azure
    Azure is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Sky-blue.` Where is it used? The name Azure is mainly used In English. The name Azure doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Azure seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Azu

  13. azure
    A term for a group of metachromatic basic blue methylthionine or phenothiazine dyes; used as biologic stains, especially in blood and nuclear stains.
    Found on http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45


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