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lapis lazuli

UK /ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ/US /ˌlæp.ɪs ˈlæz.(j)ə.li/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 2

noun2

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A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
- He saw the amber silk curtains wave to and fro: the middle window was open; in it stood a pillar of lapis lazuli, which supported an alabaster figure, Canova's Dansatrice. — 1832
A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

adjective1

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Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.
- I cannot convey to you the sheer and surreal scale of everything: the towering ship, the ropes, the ties, the anchor, the pier, the vast lapis lazuli dome of the sky. — 1997

forms

lapides lazuli · lapis lazulis

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