lazulite
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of lazulite
1800–10; < Medieval Latin lāzul ( um ) azure, lapis lazuli + -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Like lazulite mid burning gold His form was wondrous to behold.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith
In stature like a mountain height, His arms were strong, his teeth were white, And all his frame of massive mould Seemed lazulite adorned with gold.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith
Lapis lazuli, or lazulite, is usually disseminated in a rock, which contains, among other substances, a fine white lazulite.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
The exceeding beauty of good samples has caused the lazulite to be much sought after, both as a gem for adorning the person, and for inlaid works in ornamental decoration.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
There saw they barley heaped on high The countless cattle to supply: The golden grain shone fair and bright As sapphires or the lazulite.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith
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