TURQUOISE


Meaning of TURQUOISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtə:kwɑ:z ]

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)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.