OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2052

turquoise

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
turquesa
A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
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…
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