turquoise

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.

   “Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)”

2. isim 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 the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.”

3. sıfat Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
4. sıfat Having a pale greenish-blue colour.