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| azure [ áər, áyər ] |
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1. deep blue: deep blue, like the colour of a clear sky on a sunny day
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 the azure depths of the ocean
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2. heraldry blue: coloured blue on a coat of arms
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1. blue sky: a clear blue sky
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2. deep blue hue: a deep blue colour, like that of a clear sky on a sunny day
the azure of her eyes
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| [13th century. Via Old French azur< medieval Latin azzurum< Arabic al-lāzaward 'the lapis lazuli' < Persian lāžward 'lapis lazuli'] |
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