lapis lazuli
noun
la·pis la·zu·li
ˌla-pəs-ˈla-zə-lē 
-ˈla-zhə-
: a semiprecious stone that is usually rich azure blue and is essentially a complex silicate often with spangles of pyrites
called also lapis
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Made of bronze and semiprecious stones like jasper, agate silver and lapis lazuli, these small, sculptural pieces are meant to enhance the rituals of everyday life.
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
It was made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Gold, lapis lazuli, and virtuosity abound.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
The piece, decorated with spherical lapis lazuli beads, vanished from a safe in a conservation laboratory on September 9.
—CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
It was made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Gold, lapis lazuli, and virtuosity abound.
—Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
The piece, decorated with spherical lapis lazuli beads, vanished from a safe in a conservation laboratory on September 9.
—CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Lapis lazuli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lapis%20lazuli. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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lapis lazuli
noun
la·pis la·zu·li
ˌlap-ə-ˈslazh-ə-lē
-ˈslaz-
: a deep blue gemstone
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