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Pronunciation : Az"ure
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [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,
Definition : Defn: Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. Azure stone (Min.), the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Az"ure
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.)

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


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Az"ure
Part of Speech : v. t.
Definition : Defn: To color blue.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913