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turquoise::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aqua, aquamarine, cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue |
| Type of | blue, blueness |
turquoise::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mineral, opaque gem |
blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone.
Examples of turquoise
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Hues are in contrasting lemon and turquoise, coral and blue, or lilac and green.
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Need a turquoise 1950s swimming cap or an alligator-leather purse, claws intact?
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This is mid-1980s California Ken with turquoise-colored togs and matching scarf.
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The jackets come in turquoise and brown plaid, pink, and orange and brown plaid.
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It was a giant turquoise rock with a giant black hole in which we would walk in.
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The company known for its iconic turquoise box cut its yearly earnings guidance.
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The cold water swallows up all light except cobalt and turquoise shades of blue.
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Courtney Hill Fertitta showed her simply stunning style in his turquoise sheath.
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Arriva's fleet were repainted in turquoise and cream Arriva Trains Wales livery.
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- A blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone"
- Greenish blue: a shade of blue tinged with green
- Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(POn4)4(OH)8u00B74Hn2O. 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...
- Turquoise /u02C8tu025Cu02D0rku0254u026Az/ or /u02C8tu025Cu02D0rkwu0254u026Az/ is the name of a greenish-blue color, based on the gem of the same name. The word turquoise comes from the French for Turkish, as the gem was originally imported from Turkey. The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in English was in 1573. It is, generally thought to consist of 70% blue and 30% green.
- "Turquoise" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Turquoise" single was released in the United Kingdom on October 30, 1965 through Pye Records (Pye 7N 15984) and charted to #30. ...
- Turquoise is an equities trading platform (Multilateral trading facility or MTF), created by nine major investment banks. The consortium hopes the system will provide dealing services at a 50% discount to traditional exchanges. ...
- The Turquoise is a novel, written by the American author Anya Seton which was first published in 1946.
- A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone; A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone; Made of turquoise (the gemstone); Having a pale greenish-blue colour
- To dream of a turquoise, foretells you are soon to realize some desire which will greatly please your relatives. For a woman to have one stolen, foretells she will meet with crosses in love. If she comes by it dishonestly, she must suffer for yielding to hasty susceptibility in love.
