azure

English

/ˈæzjʊə/, /ˈæʒɚ/, /æˈzjʊə/

noun
Definitions
  • (tincture) A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
  • (countable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.
  • (poetic) The unclouded sky; the blue vault above.
  • Any of various widely distributed lycaenid butterflies of the genus .
  • Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus .
  • lapis Lapis lazuli.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English asure derived from Old French azur derived from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lapis lazuli, azure) derived from Persian لاجورد (lapis lazuli, azure).

Origin

Persian

لاجورد

Gloss

lapis lazuli, azure

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