azurine, a. and n.
(ˈæzjʊəraɪn, -ɪn)
[a. F. azurin (Cotgr.); cf. It. azurrino (Florio 1598), med.L. azurīnus: see -ine1.]
A. adj.
1. Blue, azure; according to Littré, pale blue, inclining to grey.
| 1600 Hakluyt Voy. III. 37 (R.) They lay a color [on their wrists] which continueth dark azurine. |
B. n.
1. The Blue Roach (Leuciscus cæruleus), distinguished by the slate-blue colour of its back.
| 1832 Yarrell in Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII. i. 8 From the prevailing blue colour of this fish I have been induced to call it the Azurine. 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Brit. Sports i. v. i. 306 The Azurine is another fish only found in Lancashire. |
2. Dyeing. A base obtained from aniline black, giving a bluish black shade in printing; also the colour itself.
| 1878 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXXIV. 572 Azurine is characterised by the blue fluorescence of its solutions. 1894 Gould Dict. Med., Azurin..Same as Azulin. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 563/2 There are several oxidation products of aniline. The first..is..emeraldine..which by treatment with alkali yields a dark blue base called azurine. |