noun
- a bright blue semiprecious stone, especially lapis lazuli
Examples
- The ancient Egyptians prized lazuli for making jewelry and decorative objects.
- She wore a necklace of polished lazuli beads.
- The artist ground lazuli into powder to create ultramarine pigment.
- The museum’s collection includes several artifacts made from lazuli.
- Lazuli has been traded along ancient routes for thousands of years.
- The deep blue color of lazuli made it more valuable than gold in some cultures.