azure
azure is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 25 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The lapis lazuli. [Obs.]
- 2.The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. "In robes of azure." Wordsworth.
- 3.The blue vault above; the unclouded sky. Not like those steps On heaven's azure. Milton.
- 4.(Her.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.
- 5.To color blue.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is azure.
- What is the clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. "In robes of azure." Wordsworth called?
- What is the blue vault above; the unclouded sky. Not like those steps On heaven's azure. Milton called?
- What is a blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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