AZURES

Noun

azures

plural of azure

Verb

azures

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of azure

Anagrams

• Suarez

Proper noun

Azures

plural of Azure

Anagrams

• Suarez

Source: Wiktionary


AZURE

Az"ure, a. Etym: [F. & OSp. azur, Sp. azul, through Ar. from Per. lajaward, or lajuward, lapis lazuli, a blue color, lajawardi, lajuwardi, azure, cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Ar. azr-aq azure, blue. Cf. G. lasur, lasurstein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis lazuli.]

Definition: Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. Azure stone (Min.), the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.

Az"ure, n.

1. The lapis lazuli. [Obs.]

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.)

Definition: A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

Az"ure, v. t.

Definition: To color blue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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