lapis lazuli.
(Of thelat. )Lapis, stone, and thefamilycl s.lazaward, East of thePersianlagvard or la?vard, and this of thes nscr.( rajavarta, literally ' plush King').
1. m ore of blue intense, as hard as steel, which is often used in ornaments, and formerly employed in the preparation of the blue from overseas. It is a silicate of alumina mixed with sulfate of lime and soda, and accompanied by iron pyrite.