asure

Middle English

/ˈaziu̯r/

noun
Definitions
  • lapis lazuli
  • ultramarine, azure pigment
  • azure, blue
  • (heraldry) azure, blue tincture

Etymology

Borrowed 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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