turquoise
noun
tur·quoise
ˈtər-ˌkȯiz 
-ˌkwȯiz
-ˌkwȯiz
variants
or less commonly turquois
1
: 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 sky blue
2
: a light greenish blue
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This porch has a bold turquoise and chartreuse color scheme carried out in the door, the whimsical side table and accessories, the doormat, and the flowers and foliage in the planters and the foundation plantings.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
The opposite effect can be said of turquoise, which runs slightly warmer (closer to yellow) than a rich cobalt blue.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
But Bailey suggested unexpected colors like fuchsia, hot pink, deep red, light blue or light turquoise.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
High-end versions double as a bit of jewelry, with silver slides set with turquoise and often engraved with animal motifs, including buffalo skulls and eagles.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
The opposite effect can be said of turquoise, which runs slightly warmer (closer to yellow) than a rich cobalt blue.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
But Bailey suggested unexpected colors like fuchsia, hot pink, deep red, light blue or light turquoise.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
High-end versions double as a bit of jewelry, with silver slides set with turquoise and often engraved with animal motifs, including buffalo skulls and eagles.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Turquoise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turquoise. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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turquoise
noun
tur·quoise
ˈtər-ˌk(w)ȯiz
1
: a blue, bluish green, or greenish gray mineral that contains copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is used in jewelry
2
: a light greenish blue
Etymology
Middle English turkeys "turquoise," from early French turkeise (same meaning), derived from turkeis, literally "Turkish (stone)"; so called because it was first brought to Europe from a part of Turkey
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