Turquoise

Quick meaning: Turquoise is a noun meaning (countable) A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.

Meaning

(countable) A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.

More Meanings

1. (countable and uncountable) A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
2. Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
3. Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

Example Sentences

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.

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.)

Word Forms

• turquoises
• Turkies

Synonyms for turquoise

Depending on context, synonyms include blue-green, green-blue, aquamarine, aqua.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aquamarine, aqua, ruby, teal, turquois, turkis.

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