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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

A'QUA, n. [L. aqua.]
Water; a word much used in pharmacy, and the old chimistry.
Aqua fortis, in the old chimistry, is now called nitric acid.
Aqua marina, a name which jewelers give to the beryl, on account of its color.
Aqua regia, in the old chimistry, is now called nitro-muriatic acid.
Aqua vitae, brandy, or spirit of wine.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin — more at island Date: 14th century 1. plural aquae water; especially water 5a(2) 2. plural aquas a light greenish-blue color

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the colour aquamarine. Etymology: abbr.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Aqua A"qua, n. [L. See Ewer.] Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry, in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed. Aqua ammoni[ae], the aqueous solution of ammonia; liquid ammonia; often called aqua ammonia. Aqua marine, or Aqua marina. Same as Aquamarine. Aqua regia. [L., royal water] (Chem.), a very corrosive fuming yellow liquid consisting of nitric and hydrochloric acids. It has the power of dissolving gold, the ``royal'' metal. Aqua Tofana, a fluid containing arsenic, and used for secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named Tofana, in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons. --Francis. Aqua vit[ae][L., water of life. Cf. Eau de vie, Usquebaugh], a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirits. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Aqua is the same as the colour aquamarine. ...floor-length curtains in restful aqua and lavender colours. COLOUR