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'''Turquoise '''was a light shade of [[blue]] and [[green]] named after a [[Turquoise|gemstone]].
'''Turquoise''' (or '''turquoise blue''') was a [[blue]] colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nobody's Gift (short story)}}, {{cs|Rip Tide (novel)}})


The [[Sixth Doctor]]'s first [[cravat]] was turquoise with [[Cream (colour)|cream]] polkadots. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]])'' most notably during the [[Cyber-invasion (Attack of the Cybermen)|1985 Cyberman Invasion of Earth]], ([[TV]]: [[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]), his first encounter with [[Mentor|Mentors]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'') when foiling the [[Tremas Master]] and the [[First Rani]] on [[Killingworth]] during the [[19th century]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]),'' when saving his [[Second Doctor|second]] incarnation from [[Androgum|Androgums]] and leading members of the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Group]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') when confronting [[the Borad]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'') when dealing with [[Necros Dalek|Necros Daleks]] during the [[Necros Incident]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') and when dealing with [[Terravore|Terravores]] on [[London]] during [[2011]].  ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'') Eventually, he wore a plain turquoise cravat when travelling with [[Evelyn Smythe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]]'')
Turquoise could be a colour of [[cloth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster and the Archaeologists (short story)}})) And could be made into clothes like [[kaftan]]s, [[waistcoats]], [[tunic]]s and [[handkerchief]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Confabula (short story)}}, {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)}}, {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}}, {{cs|Fallen Angels (novel)}})


The [[Seventh Doctor]] wore a [[beige]] [[sweater vest]] with [[cherry]] question marks and turquoise zig-zags; ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') most notably when ending the [[Paradise Towers Massacre]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') when protecting [[Delta]] from [[Bannermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') when meeting [[Ace]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') when foiling [[Davros]]'s [[Imperial Dalek|Imperial Daleks]] and the [[Black Dalek Leader|Supreme]]'s [[Renegade Dalek|Renegade Daleks]] during the [[Shoreditch Incident|Hand of Omega Incident]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') when resisting [[Helen A]] and the [[Kandyman]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') when keeping [[Nemesis|the Nemesis]] from [[CyberIsomorph|Isomorph Cybermen]] and [[Neo-Nazi|Neo-Nazis]] as well as [[Peinforte]] during the [[Cyber-invasion (Silver Nemesis)|1988 Cyberman Invasion of Earth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') when freeing the [[Psychic Circus]] from the [[Gods of Ragnarok]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') when helping his past and future incarnations to defeat a [[Dalek Fleet|fleet]] of [[Bronze Dalek|Mark VIII Daleks]] and save [[Gallifrey]] during the [[Fall of Gallifrey|end]] of the [[Last Great Time War]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') when foiling a [[Dalek Supreme (The Genocide Machine)|Dalek Supreme]]'s efforts to steal information from [[Kar-Charrat]] for a [[Dalek Emperor (The Genocide Machine)|Dalek Emperor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'') when teaming up with [[UNIT]] and [[Ancelyn]] to stop [[Morgaine]] and [[the Destroyer]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') during an adventure in [[Nauros]], ([[AUDIO]]: [[Frozen Worlds (audio story)|''Frozen Worlds'']] [+]) when confronting [[Light (Ghost Light)|the Light]] and [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] in [[Gabriel Chase]] during [[1883]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') when defeating [[Fenric]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') when foiling the [[Tremas Master]]'s [[Survival Stratagem]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') when foiling the [[First Rani]]'s plan to trap him and his past incarnations as well as his past companions, ([[TV]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'') when dealing with [[Sontaran|Sontarans]] and [[Rutan|Rutans]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]'') when dealing with [[Early Silurian|Silurians]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silurian Candidate (audio story)|The Silurian Candidate]]'') when joining forces with [[United Races Intelligence Command|URIC]] to defeat the mad Silurian scientist [[Mortakk]] and avenge his [[Third Doctor (Final Genesis)|parallel counterpart]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Final Genesis (comic story)|Final Genesis]]'') when resisting [[Death]] to save the [[Decayed Master]] inside [[John Smith (Master)|John Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') and when reuniting with Ace in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Tales of the TARDIS)|Memory TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'')
[[Xiuhcoatl]] was the turquoise [[serpent]] in [[1487]] [[Tenochtitlan]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)}})


The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] wore a single-breasted [[waistcoat]] and [[trousers]] of [[maroon]] and turquoise [[tartan]] with a notched collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]-[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'')
One of the weapons testing rooms in the [[Cybermen]]'s tomb on [[Telos]] encountered by [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Peter Haydon]] in the [[26th century]] had vision of a whirlpool with [[green]] bubbles, then turquoise bubbles.([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)}})


[[Yasmin Khan]] wore a turquoise [[jumper]] with a star during an encounter with [[Morax (species)|Morax]] on [[17th century]] [[England]] . ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'')
[[K9 Mark III|K-9]] had a turquoise coloured laser which could disable and remove weapons from people holding them. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Search for the Doctor (novel)}})


[[Jo Grant]] wore a turquoise [[blouse]] during the [[Spiridon Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')
==Astronomical objects==
On [[Ry'leh]] in [[1887]] there was a turquoise liquid that was more akin to liquid atmosphere, made up os [[oxygen]] and [[nitrogen]], possibly a form of [[allotropic]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}})


[[Peri Brown]] wore turquoise [[shorts]] when she helped the Sixth Doctor save his [[Second Doctor|second]] incarnation and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] from [[Androgum|Androgums]] [[Shockeye of the Quawncing Grig|Shockeye]] and [[Chessene of the Franzine Grig|Chessene]] as well as [[Sontaran|Sontarans]] [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]] and [[Major]] [[Varl]] on [[Spain]] during [[1985]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
[[Jaiwan]] had a turquoise [[ocean]] in [[2562]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Genius Loci (novel)}})


[[Jo Grant]] wore a turquoise jacket when she first met [[Draconian|Draconians]] during the [[Dalek]]'s [[Operation Divide and Conquer]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
[[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]] in [[2573]] had a turquoise sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Deceit (novel)}})


[[Nyssa]] wore a [[white]] blouse with turquoise stripes on the front and sleeves during her second encounter with the [[Mara]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'')  
[[Layora]] in the [[24th century]] had a turquoise [[sea]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Price of Paradise (novel)}})


[[Melanie Bush]] wore a turquoise blouse with [[white]] polka dots and turquoise polka dots on its white collar and trims as well as white [[capri pants]] with turquoise polka dots during the [[Paradise Towers Massacre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers]]'')  
Tamed gentle water on [[Selonart]] was turquoise. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Infinity Race (novel)}})


[[The Curator]], a future version of [[the Doctor]], wore a turquoise cravat when he looked similar to an older version of the Sixth Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Artist at the End of Time (audio story)|The Artist at the End of Time]]'')  
In the [[Chawara]] section of [[Kursaal]] the [[river]] in the [[jungle]] area had a turquoise colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Kursaal (novel)}})


[[Missy]], a feminine incarnation of [[the Master]], wore an [[Amber (colour)|amber]] [[jabot]] with turquoise stripes, and also a turquoise [[glove]] on the right hand. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Master Plan (comic story)|The Master Plan]]'')  
[[Quiescia]] had [[cerulean]] plateaus and turquoise [[mountain]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}})


The [[Spy Master]] wore a copy of the Seventh Doctor's beige sweater vest with turquoise zig-zags and cherry question marks when he stole the Doctor's body as part of his [[The Master's Dalek Plan|master plan]]. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] briefly wore it when she got it back. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')  
[[Simia KK98]] had a sky lit by stripes of [[orange]] and turquoise. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}})
 
There were turquoise seas on [[Mandara]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Garden of Evil (novel)}})
 
==Biology==
[[Jobla]] eggs were turquoise in colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|One Wednesday Afternoon (novel)}})
 
The [[Seventh Doctor]]'s eyes were blue like the sky, or a lake or like turquoise beads or [[macaw]] feathers. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nobody's Gift (short story)}})
 
[[Charlie (Night of the Humans)|Charlie]], a [[Sittuun]], [[blushing|blushed]] with turquoise [[cheek]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Humans (novel)|Night of the Humans]]'')
 
Professor Yakkle had a turquoise complexion in the [[27th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|...Be Forgot (short story)}})
 
In [[3885]] [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]] had an iridescent turquoise body. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (novelisation)}})
 
==Clothing==
[[Native American Modern]] was a fashion style which included: [[cowboy boot]]s, [[jeans]], fancy ribbon shirt, [[brown]] [[leather belt]] with a huge turquoise and [[silver]] belt buckle, and a black [[Stetson]] with a silver concho band. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Possum Kingdom (short story)}})
 
==Spacecraft==
[[Draconian]] warships in [[2975]] had turquoise fins which were deployed when they took off. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Original Sin (novel)}})


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Latest revision as of 06:05, 2 December 2024

Turquoise (or turquoise blue) was a blue colour. (PROSE: Nobody's Gift [+]Loading...["Nobody's Gift (short story)"], Rip Tide [+]Loading...["Rip Tide (novel)"])

Turquoise could be a colour of cloth. (PROSE: The Monster and the Archaeologists [+]Loading...["The Monster and the Archaeologists (short story)"])) And could be made into clothes like kaftans, waistcoats, tunics and handkerchiefs. (PROSE: Confabula [+]Loading...["Confabula (short story)"], The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"], Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"], Fallen Angels [+]Loading...["Fallen Angels (novel)"])

Xiuhcoatl was the turquoise serpent in 1487 Tenochtitlan. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"])

One of the weapons testing rooms in the Cybermen's tomb on Telos encountered by Jamie McCrimmon and Peter Haydon in the 26th century had vision of a whirlpool with green bubbles, then turquoise bubbles.(PROSE: Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)"])

K-9 had a turquoise coloured laser which could disable and remove weapons from people holding them. (PROSE: Search for the Doctor [+]Loading...["Search for the Doctor (novel)"])

Astronomical objects[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Ry'leh in 1887 there was a turquoise liquid that was more akin to liquid atmosphere, made up os oxygen and nitrogen, possibly a form of allotropic. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire [+]Loading...["All-Consuming Fire (novel)"])

Jaiwan had a turquoise ocean in 2562. (PROSE: Genius Loci [+]Loading...["Genius Loci (novel)"])

Arcadia in 2573 had a turquoise sky. (PROSE: Deceit [+]Loading...["Deceit (novel)"])

Layora in the 24th century had a turquoise sea. (PROSE: The Price of Paradise [+]Loading...["The Price of Paradise (novel)"])

Tamed gentle water on Selonart was turquoise. (PROSE: The Infinity Race [+]Loading...["The Infinity Race (novel)"])

In the Chawara section of Kursaal the river in the jungle area had a turquoise colour. (PROSE: Kursaal [+]Loading...["Kursaal (novel)"])

Quiescia had cerulean plateaus and turquoise mountains. (PROSE: Alien Bodies [+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"])

Simia KK98 had a sky lit by stripes of orange and turquoise. (PROSE: Alien Bodies [+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"])

There were turquoise seas on Mandara. (PROSE: The Garden of Evil [+]Loading...["The Garden of Evil (novel)"])

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jobla eggs were turquoise in colour. (PROSE: One Wednesday Afternoon [+]Loading...["One Wednesday Afternoon (novel)"])

The Seventh Doctor's eyes were blue like the sky, or a lake or like turquoise beads or macaw feathers. (PROSE: Nobody's Gift [+]Loading...["Nobody's Gift (short story)"])

Charlie, a Sittuun, blushed with turquoise cheeks. (PROSE: Night of the Humans)

Professor Yakkle had a turquoise complexion in the 27th century. (PROSE: ...Be Forgot [+]Loading...["...Be Forgot (short story)"])

In 3885 Alpha Centauri had an iridescent turquoise body. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (novelisation)"])

Clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]

Native American Modern was a fashion style which included: cowboy boots, jeans, fancy ribbon shirt, brown leather belt with a huge turquoise and silver belt buckle, and a black Stetson with a silver concho band. (PROSE: Possum Kingdom [+]Loading...["Possum Kingdom (short story)"])

Spacecraft[[edit] | [edit source]]

Draconian warships in 2975 had turquoise fins which were deployed when they took off. (PROSE: Original Sin [+]Loading...["Original Sin (novel)"])

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