AZURE


Meaning of AZURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-zhər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English asur, from Anglo-French azeure, probably from Old Spanish, modification of Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lāzhuward

Date: 14th century

1. archaic : lapis lazuli

2.

a. : the blue color of the clear sky

b. : the heraldic color blue

3. : the unclouded sky

• azure adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.