"lapis lazuli" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: lapis lasuly [alternative], lapis lazuly [alternative], lapus lazuly [alternative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin lapis (“stone”) + lazulī, genitive singular of lazulum (“lapis lazuli, azure, the sky”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli, azure”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|la-med|-}} Medieval Latin, {{compound|la|lapis|lazulī|nocat=1|t1=stone}} lapis (“stone”) + lazulī, {{der|enm|ar|لَازُوَرْد||lapis lazuli, azure}} Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli, azure”), {{der|enm|fa|لاجورد|tr=lâjvard}} Persian لاجورد (lâjvard) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lapis lazuli
  1. lapis lazuli
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