lazuli

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The lapis-lazuli, a rich blue stone (l. 42), the antique-black (Nero-antico), a rare black marble (l.

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  1. Short for lapis lazuli (which see, under lapis).
  2. Lazuli-finch the Cyanospiza or Passerina amæna, a beautiful bird of the western United States, resembling the indigo-bird, but having, in the male, brown and white on the under parts.

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  • He counted three deadly blue-striped beads -- lazuli wasps -- and two ambermetallic gems -- smaller, less poisonous sap bees. —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 03 - March 2003
  • The vaulted ceiling was of lapis lazuli, adorned with clusters of great green stones that gleamed with a poisonous radiance. —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
  • From the hills to the east they brought jade and marble and lapis lazuli, and gold, silver and copper. —  Conan -- The Stories from Weird Tales (1932-1936)
  • Removing a flawless lozenge of finest lapis lazuli, the stone of heaven, she gave it to her sister. —  MFSF,January2005
  • My homestead is there among the lapis-lazuli, among the furrows thereof. —  The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Philosophers - Plato
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