Definition of "lapis" []

• Lapis lazuli. (noun)
• A medium to dark blue. (noun)

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• "With Karen's piece, which started off life as a kind of rose colour, I stamped it with cold batik wax resist and overdyed it in lapis - it's a little darker than I intended - not that I think it doesn't look nice - indeed, I'm very happy with it - but as two more people have to work on it after me, I was hoping it would be a little lighter."
• "Near a temple of Mars, outside the walls of Rome, there was kept a certain stone known as the lapis manalis."
• "The lapis was his mark and she wore it as a reminder to herself that she belonged to him."