lazuli
[
laz
-
uh
-lee, -lahy,
lazh
-
uh
-]
/ˈlæz ə li, -ˌlaɪ, ˈlæʒ ə-/
noun
1.
lapis lazuli
.
Origin
1780-90
Examples from the web for
lazuli
Lapis
lazuli
, though best known for the country, was of less significance.
The best known gemstone found in the country is lapis
lazuli
.
British Dictionary definitions for
lazuli
lapis lazuli
/
ˈlæpɪs
/
noun
1.
a brilliant blue variety of the mineral lazurite, used as a gemstone
2.
the deep blue colour of lapis lazuli
Also
lapis
Word Origin
C14: from Latin
lapis
stone + Medieval Latin
lazulī,
from
lazulum,
from Arabic
lāzaward,
from Persian
lāzhuward,
of obscure origin
lazuli
/
ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪ
/
noun
1.
short for
lapis lazuli