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lazuli

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lazuli [ˈlæzjʊˌlaɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) short for lapis lazuli
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Noun1.lazuli - an azure blue semiprecious stonelazuli - an azure blue semiprecious stone    
opaque gem - a gemstone that is opaque


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The bare vaulting of trees along the Mall was ceiled with lapis lazuli, and arched above snow that shone like splintered crystals.
But the walls were made of screens of marble tracery--beautiful milk-white fretwork, set with agates and cornelians and jasper and lapis lazuli, and as the moon came up behind the hill it shone through the open work, casting shadows on the ground like black velvet embroidery.
 
 
 
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