lapis lazuli

Speech parts

1. lapis lazuli - Noun

2. lapis lazuli - Adjective

Meaning

An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color. Same as Lazuli, which see.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

lapis-lazuli

Synonyms

lazuli navy garnet indigo sapphire azure cyan cerulean blue sky-blue cobalt aquamarine navy blue cobalt blue lazulite
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Antonyms

neutral achromatic pale blue

Hypernyms

opaque gem

Examples

Another town of this stage was found at Kalibangan in India on the Hakra River. citation Trade networks linked this culture with related regional cultures and distant sources of raw materials, including lapis lazuli and other materials for bead-making. Source: Internet

"A top of Hekate is a golden sphere enclosing a lapis lazuli in its middle that is twisted through a cow-hide leather thong and having engraved letters all over it. Source: Internet

In 1824 the Societé pour l'Encouragement d'Industrie in France offered a prize for the invention of an artificial ultramarine which could rival the natural colour made from lapis lazuli. Source: Internet

Lapis Lazuli Corridor (funded by the ADB) will connect Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey. Source: Internet

He traditionally holds a lapis lazuli jar of medicine. Source: Internet

In his book on stones, the Greek scientist Theophrastus described "the sapphirus, which is speckled with gold," a description which matches lapis lazuli. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lapis armenus lapis calaminaris lapis infernalis lapis lazzuli lapis stellatus lapislazzuli