What does turquoise mean?
Definitions for turquoise
ˈtɜr kɔɪz, -kwɔɪzturquoise
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Princeton's WordNet
turquoisenoun
a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
"blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone"
greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock bluenoun
a shade of blue tinged with green
Wiktionary
turquoisenoun
A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
turquoiseadjective
Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
turquoiseadjective
Having a pale greenish-blue colour.
Etymology: From turkeis, from turqueise. The stone was originally brought to Europe from Turkestan.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Turquoisenoun
One shew’d me a ring, he had of your daughter for a monkey. —— Out upon her! it was my turquoise, I had it when I was a bachelor. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
Wikipedia
Turquoise
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue. Like most other opaque gems, turquoise has been devalued by the introduction of treatments, imitations and synthetics into the market. The robin's egg blue or sky blue color of the Persian turquoise mined near the modern city of Nishapur in Iran has been used as a guiding reference for evaluating turquoise quality.
Webster Dictionary
Turquoisenoun
alt. of Turquois
Turquoiseadjective
having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral turquoise
Wikidata
Turquoise
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO 4)4(OH)8·4H 2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue. In recent times, turquoise, like most other opaque gems, has been devalued by the introduction of treatments, imitations, and synthetics onto the market. The substance has been known by many names, but the word turquoise, which dates to the 16th century, is derived from an Old French word for "Turkish", because the mineral was first brought to Europe from Turkey, from the mines in historical Khorasan Province of Iran. Pliny the Elder referred to the mineral as callais, the Iranians named it "phirouzeh" and the Aztecs knew it as Teoxihuitl.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Turquoise
tur-koiz′, or tur-kēz′, n. an opaque greenish-blue mineral from Persia, valued as a gem, essentially a phosphate of alumina, harder than feldspar but softer than quartz, occurring as thin veins in slate rock.—n. Turquoise′-green, a pale colour between green and blue—also adj. [O. Fr.; because first brought through Turkey from Persia.]
Editors Contribution
turquoise
A type of color.
Turquoise is our sisters joyful color, she loves it in the house and clothing.
Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2016
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Etymology and Origins
Turquoise
From Turkey, the country where this precious stone was first found.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of turquoise in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of turquoise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- فيروزيArabic
- firuzə, firuzəyiAzerbaijani
- turquesaCatalan, Valencian
- tyrkys, tyrkysový, tyrkysováCzech
- turkisDanish
- Türkis, [[aus]] [[Türkis]]German
- τυρκουάζGreek
- turkiso, turkisaEsperanto
- turquesaSpanish
- türkiisEstonian
- فیروزه, پیروزه, فیروزهایPersian
- turkoosinvärinen, turkoosiFinnish
- turquoiseFrench
- turquoiseIrish
- પીરોજGujarati
- טורקיזHebrew
- फीरोज़ाHindi
- türkizkék, türkizHungarian
- փիրուզArmenian
- turcheseInterlingua
- pirus, toskaIndonesian
- [[di]] [[turchese]], turcheseItalian
- トルコ石, ターコイズブルーの, トルコ石の, ターコイズブルーJapanese
- ფირუზი, ფირუზისფერიGeorgian
- operum tuorum gemmamLatin
- turkio spalva, turkisLithuanian
- оюу ногоон өнгөMongolian
- turkoois, turkooiseDutch
- turkisNorwegian
- dootłʼizhii, dootłʼizhNavajo, Navaho
- turkus, turkusowyPolish
- turquesino, turquesa, turquesadoPortuguese
- anqas umiñaQuechua
- de peruzea, turcoază, peruzea, turcoaz, de turcoazăRomanian
- бирюзовый, бирюза́Russian
- tirkizan, модруљаста, tirkiz, tirkizna, тиркизан, тиркизна, modruljasta, тиркиз, модруљ, modruljSerbo-Croatian
- turkos, turkosfärg, turkosfärgadSwedish
- feruzi, rangi ya feruziSwahili
- фирўзаTajik
- firuze, turkuazTurkish
- بىريۇزا, бирйуза, biryuzaUyghur, Uighur
- туркус, туркусовий, піруза, фіруза, бірюза, пірузовий, туркусоваUkrainian
- ngọc lam, xanh thổVietnamese
- 绿松石Chinese
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