turquoise

Definition

  • noun: a bluish-green stone used in jewelry
  • noun: a mineral that is a blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray hydrous basic phosphate of copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is valued as a gem when skyblue

Examples

  • a 'turquoise' dress/bracelet

Movie quotes

  • (..) that you take yourself too seriously... to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue. It's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean. And you're also blithely unaware of the fact... that in , Oscar de la Renta (..)
    2006 The Devil Wears Prada