TURQUOISE


Meaning of TURQUOISE in English

n. 1 a semiprecious stone, usu. opaque and greenish- or sky-blue, consisting of hydrated copper aluminium phosphate. 2 a greenish-blue colour.

[ ME turkeis etc. f. OF turqueise (later -oise) Turkish (stone) ]

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