aquamarine

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According to legend, aquamarine was the treasure of mermaids and had the power to keep sailors safe at sea.

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  1. noun A transparent blue-green variety of beryl, used as a gemstone.
  2. noun A pale blue to light greenish blue.

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  • His eyes met hers, pale and clear as aquamarine, and she could feel the energy change between them. —  Mary Jo Putney - The Rake.htm
  • There was surprise in her aquamarine-colored eyes. —  098 - The Golden Man
  • I saw him brush a hand along an aquamarine-colored flank, and I was jealous. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 03 - September 1999
  • The walls and major features of these buildings were outlined in light as elaborately as the city gate was, but instead of oil-lamp orange, the facades glowed with blue, bright green, aquamarine, and amber. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
  • Eyes the color of pure aquamarine, the whites as clear as a baby's Pippa's voice had an edge to it. —  KISSED BY SHADOWS
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  1. Latin aqua marīna, sea water : aqua, water; see aqua + marīna, of the sea; see marine.

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  1. from Latin aqua marina, sea-water: see aqua, marine, and aiguemarine.
 

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