AZURE Definition & Meaning

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azure

[azh-er]

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adjective

of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and unclouded sky.
Heraldry.��of the tincture or color blue.

noun

the blue of a clear or unclouded sky.
a light, purplish blue.
Heraldry.��the tincture or color blue.
the clear, cloudless sky.

azure

/ ˈæʒə, ˈeɪ-, -ʒʊə /

noun

a deep blue, occasionally somewhat purple, similar to the colour of a clear blue sky
poetic��a clear blue sky

adjective

of the colour azure; serene
(usually postpositive) heraldry of the colour blue

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of azure¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English asure, from Anglo-French, Old French, ultimately alteration of Arabic al-lazuwar(d) (by misdividing the initial l together with the article), from Persian ��ܷɲ�� “lapis lazuli,” perhaps from Sanskrit ��屹��ٲ�

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of azure¹

C14: from Old French azur, from Old Spanish, from Arabic ��ɲ�� lapis lazuli, from Persian ��ܷɲ��

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He painted clouds drifting through azure skies, then tore them up and reassembled the heavens to his liking.

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However, it could be anywhere, backed as it is by just a smooth azure sky without any shred of identifying landscape.

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Mauve mountain peaks jut into the azure sky at the horizon.

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It’s made of blue, I don’t know what it is, azure of some kind, and gold, and that’s going to be the face of the watch.

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But away from the azure coastline and sapphire-tinged urban centers, the state remains a battleground for several seats in the U.S.

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azulejo azurite

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