turquoise
noun
- greenish blue color, based on the gem of the same name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪz/ / /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪs/ / /ˈtɜː(ɹ).kwɑːz/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois. The stone, mined near Nishapur in the Khorasan region of Persia, was originally brought to Europe through Turkey. Doublet of Turkish.
- Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
- Having a pale greenish-blue colour.
noun
Etymology: From Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois. The stone, mined near Nishapur in the Khorasan region of Persia, was originally brought to Europe through Turkey. Doublet of Turkish.
- A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
“Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)”
- A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
“The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.”