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lapis lazuli — /lap is laz oo lee, luy , laz yoo , lazh oo / 1. a deep blue mineral composed mainly of lazurite with smaller quantities of other minerals, used mainly as a gem or as a pigment. 2. a sky blue color; azure. Also called lapis, lazuli. [1350 1400;… … Universalium
zirconium — A metallic element, atomic no. 40, atomic wt. 91.224; widely distributed in nature, but never found in quantity in any one place. [zircon, a mineral, fr. Ar. zarkun, cinnabar, Pers, zargun, goldlike] * * * zir·co·ni·um (.)zər kō nē əm n a steel… … Medical dictionary
gilt — 1. adj. & n. adj. 1 covered thinly with gold. 2 gold coloured. n. 1 gold or a goldlike substance applied in a thin layer to a surface. 2 (often in pl.) a gilt edged security. Phrases and idioms: gilt edged 1 (of securities, stocks, etc.) having a … Useful english dictionary
