Associations to the word «Lapis»

Wiktionary

LAPIS CALAMINARIS, noun. (mineralogy) calamine
LAPIS INFERNALIS, noun. Fused silver nitrate; lunar caustic.
LAPIS LAZULI, noun. (mineralogy) A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry.
LAPIS LAZULI, noun. A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.
LAPIS LAZULI, adjective. Of a deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.