English-Thai Dictionary
turquoise
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TURQUOISE; TURQUOIS
Tur *quoise ", Tur *quois ", n. Etym: [F. turquoise; cf. Pr. & Sp. turquesa, It. turchese, turchina, LL. turchesius, turchina; -- so called because first brought from Turkey. See 1st Turkey. ] (Min. )
Defn: A hydrous phosphate of alumina containing a little copper; calaite. It has a blue, or bluish green, color, and usually occurs in reniform masses with a botryoidal surface. [Formerly written also turcois, and turkois. ]
Note: Turquoise is susceptible of a high polish, and when of a bright blue color is much esteemed as a gem. The finest specimens come from Persia. It is also found in New Mexico and Arizona, and is regarded as identical with the chalchihuitl of the Mexicans.
TURQUOISE
TURQUOISE Tur *quoise ", a.
Defn: Having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral turquoise.
New American Oxford Dictionary
turquoise
tur quoise |ˈtərˌk (w )oiz ˈtərˌk (w )ɔɪz | ▶noun 1 a semiprecious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue color, consisting of a hydrated hydroxyl phosphate of copper and aluminum. 2 a greenish-blue color like that of this stone: [ as modifier ] : the turquoise waters of the bay. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French turqueise ‘Turkish (stone ).’
Oxford Dictionary
turquoise
turquoise |ˈtəːkwɔɪz, -kwɑːz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a semi-precious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue colour, consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium. 2 a greenish-blue colour: [ as modifier ] : the turquoise waters of the bay. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French turqueise ‘Turkish (stone )’.
French Dictionary
turquoise
turquoise adj. inv. et n. m. et f. nom féminin Pierre fine d ’un bleu tirant sur le vert. : Une broche ornée de turquoises. nom masculin Couleur turquoise. : Des turquoises lumineux. adjectif de couleur invariable De la couleur bleu-vert de la turquoise. : Des ceintures turquoise. tableau – couleur (adjectifs de ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
turquoise
tur quoise /tə́ː r kwɔɪz , ｟米 ｠-kɔɪz , ｟英 ｠-kwɑːz /名詞 1 U C トルコ石 〘12月の誕生石; →birthstone 〙.2 U トルコ石色, 青緑色 .形容詞 青緑色の .
The Wordsmith Dictionary