lapis lazuli

Definitions

1. A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
   countable, uncountable
2. A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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