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Topic: JEWELLERY

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: Latin lapis 'stone' + Medieval Latin lazuli 'of lapis lazuli' (from Arabic lazaward)

lapis lazuli

 noun
     
lapis lazuli
lap‧is laz‧u‧li
[uncountable and countable]DCJ a valuable bright blue stone, used especially in jewellery
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