aquamarine

Definition

The bluish-green colour of the sea.

Etymology

From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”).

Example Sentences

• "Before we could embark on the details of his mother's health we were joined by a fair, plump woman of indefinite age, who had once been—and at moments still was—very pretty. She wore a simple black silk dress, perhaps in deference to Tilly's death, though the note of mourning was jarred by flamboyant aquamarine ear-rings and too much rouge."