1. [n]  a light shade of blue
2. [adj]  of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
3. [v]  color azure; "Morning azured the village"

AZURE is a 5 letter word that starts with A.

1. \Az"ure\ (?; 277), a. [F. & OSp. azur, Sp. azul, through
   Ar. from Per. l[=a]jaward, or l[=a]juward, lapis lazuli, a
   blue color, l[=a]jaward[=i], l[=a]juward[=i], azure,
   cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the
   influence of the Ar. azr-aq azure, blue. Cf. G. lasur,
   lasurstein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis lazuli.]
   Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded
   sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.
   {Azure stone} (Min.), the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.
   

2. \Az"ure\, n.
   1. The lapis lazuli. [Obs.]
   2. The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of
      this color. ``In robes of azure.'' --Wordsworth.
   3. The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.
            Not like those steps On heaven's azure. --Milton.
   4. (Her.) A blue color, represented in engraving by
      horizontal parallel lines.
   

3. \Az"ure\, v. t.
   To color blue.