Synonyms for azure
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : azh-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæʒ ər |
Définition of azure
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French azur, asur, a color name, from a false separation of Arabic (al)-lazaward "lapis lazuli," as though the -l- were the French article l'. The Arabic name is from Persian lajward, from Lajward, a place in Turkestan, mentioned by Marco Polo, where the stone was collected.
- adj purplish blue
- His robes were of azure silk, and floated in graceful folds as he passed along.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Even the azure, the everlasting azure, began to pall upon him.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- These vapours, moreover, alone clouded the purity of the azure above.
- Extract from : « King Candaules » by Thophile Gautier
- A shadow, azure as the light that tints the sapphire, accompanies her.
- Extract from : « The Child of Pleasure » by Gabriele D'Annunzio
- The azure billows of the sea splashed round the planks of the vessel.
- Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
- Moreover too, Fish-semblances, of green and azure hue, Ready to snort their streams.
- Extract from : « Endymion » by John Keats
- No azure field, no streak of green, No shadow, and no breath!
- Extract from : « Life Immovable » by Kostes Palamas
- The calm, azure pool was alluring with its promise of coolness and rest.
- Extract from : « The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories » by Anton Tchekoff
- It gives the coat of arms as, Chequy or and azure, a chevron ermine.
- Extract from : « Shakespeare's Family » by Mrs. C. C. Stopes
- Painting no Pictures more for us, but only the everlasting Azure itself?
- Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle
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