lapis
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- noun
- /ˈlæpɪs/
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lapislázuli
- Yet she took great pleasure in examining fine objects of all sorts: a lapis necklace, a hand-painted ceramic, a Renaissance painting, a fancy pastry.
- lapis lazuli
And they found this this non skull that has lapis lazole in the teeth.
- And they found this this non skull that has lapis lazole in the teeth.
Examples
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On any summer day, you might see an intricately carved white horse with eyes of lapis drawn on its silver-spoked wheels among the rosebushes of Mirabell.
Fiction book (1997) -
The trunk sat directly opposite the mirror, atop a curious English desk with handles made from lapis lazuli.
Fiction book (1999) -
- These blue stones are lapis, all the way from Persia.
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Inside the break, the water was the color of aquamarine; beyond it, a dark lapis lazuli.
Fiction book (2002) -
Both are inlaid with a dark green jade and with blue lapis lazuli and red rubies outlined with gold.
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The turquoise from Egypt, malachite from Namibia... lapis from Afghanistan.
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Though situated in inhospitable terrain, the city was close to tin, copper, and turquoise mines, and lay on the route bringing lapis lazuli from Afghanistan to the west.
Academic text (2011) -
There lay this very house, embossed with lapis lazuli and trimmed with amber and gold, as it must have been when Lincoln went unheard at Gettysburg.
Fiction book (1994) -
Lapis beads found in the royal tombs of Ur, for example, are intricately carved, but of generally low-quality stone compared to those of Shahr-i-Sokhta.
Academic text (2011) -
The jewelry design featured a stunning pendant made of lapis lazuli, with its deep blue hue shining in the light.
Synonyms
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A deep blue stone used for jewelry and to make blue paint
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A deep blue stone often used in jewelry and decoration
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lapis comes from Latin and means 'stone', and in lapis lazuli the lazuli part is related to 'azure' meaning 'blue'. That's why lapis can mean the deep blue semi-precious stone people use in jewelry.