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lapis

/ˈlæpɪs/

lapis is the ellipsis of lapis lazuli.

Meaning of lapis lazuli

Noun

lapis lazuli (countable and uncountable, plural lapides lazuli or lapis lazulis)

  1. A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
    • He saw the amber silk curtains wave to and fro: the middle window was open; in it stood a pillar of lapis lazuli, which supported an alabaster figure, Canova's Dansatrice.1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Talisman, page 66
    Synonyms:
    lapis, lazuli, lazurite
  2. A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

See all 3 meanings of lapis lazuli

Origin of lapis

Shortened form of lapis lazuli.

Phrases with lapis

Questions about lapis

What is lapis the ellipsis of?
Lapis is the ellipsis of lapis lazuli.
How do you pronounce lapis?
Lapis is pronounced /ˈlæpɪs/.

Words near lapis in the dictionary

  1. lapinizes
  2. lapinizing
  3. lapins
  4. Lapinski
  5. Lapinskis
  6. lapis
  7. lapis armenus
  8. lapis calaminaris
  9. lapis infernalis
  10. lapis lazuli
  11. lapis lazulis

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