Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A transparent blue-green variety of beryl, used as a gemstone.
- noun A pale blue to light greenish blue.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A transparent variety of beryl of a bluish or seagreen tint, used as a gem.
- noun A bluish-green color resembling that of the finest beryl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See
beryl .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The bluish-green
colour of the sea. - noun A bluish-green
variety ofberyl . - adjective Of a bluish-green colour.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color
- noun a shade of blue tinged with green
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Her hands were wide and extremely strong looking; one thumbnail was rimmed in aquamarine blue, and the other wrist had a faint smudge of yellow.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES -- MYRA GETS READY Maggie Jochild 2007
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She had hair of wavy gold, a white brow, eyes of a colour never seen but in the precious stone called aquamarine, cheeks of rose, a nose straight and finely cut.
The Well of Saint Clare Anatole France 1884
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Its seat was in her eyes, which many thought not at all beautiful, for they were like those gems called aquamarine, of a puzzling tint varying from blue to green, lustrous and lapping the beholder with their gentle lambency, except when passion moved her, when I have seen them glow with a menacing light as though they might shoot forth green flames.
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Pegmatite is important to collectors because it often contains crystals such as aquamarine, topaz and tourmaline, Howe said.
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Extraordinary multiple all-year waterfalls cascading down an otherwise undistinguished mountainside but beautiful with several deep crystal aquamarine pools for swimming or simple sightseeing.
El Chiflon 2009
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A Fabergé brooch with a huge Siberian aquamarine sitting regally on top of a glittering rim of interwoven diamonds symbolizing eternity and union is breathtaking enough, but when Mr. Munn starts to tell the story of the piece it takes on an otherworldly quality.
Crowning Jewelry Selina Williams 2011
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From a distance, they tossed the coconuts and other offerings into the aquamarine waters toward the white-sand beaches, hoping to coax the Sentinelese out of the thick forest.
India's Most Elusive Address Tripti Lahiri 2011
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Beautiful deserted white beaches and marshlands and aquamarine if somewhat turbid seas.
Retiring in Yucatan 2009
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Someone somewhere (in an air conditioned office) is probably looking at colour swatches right now, deciding on a new ‘less confrontational’ colour scheme for riot gear (black is so last G8) pale aquamarine I suspect, very calming. on July 8, 2009 at 11: 33 am Stocking
Met Wiot Police Are Too Wuff « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Beautiful deserted white beaches and marshlands and aquamarine if somewhat turbid seas.
Retiring in Yucatan 2009
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