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
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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 , < …
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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 …
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4. Azure
   Az"ure transitive verb To color blue.
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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 …
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6. azure
   cerulean adjective of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; `October`s bright blue weather`
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7. azure
   cerulean noun a light shade of blue
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8. azure
   verb color azure; `Morning azured the village`
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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˜ورد `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...
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10. azure
    (azh´әr) one of three metachromatic basic dyes (azures A, B, and C).
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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...
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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!
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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.
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