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.

Etymology: ME turkeis etc. f. OF turqueise (later -oise) Turkish (stone)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.