Found 2 hits - Term: oriental amethyst, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
amethyst \am"ethyst\, f. ametiste, amatiste, f. am'ethyste,
l. amethystus, fr. gr. ? without drunkenness; as a noun, a
remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this
power; 'a priv. + ? to be drunken, ? strong drink, wine. see
mead.
1913 webster
1. min. a variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or
bluish violet color, of different shades. it is much used
as a jeweler's stone.
1913 webster
oriental amethyst, the violet-blue variety of transparent
crystallized corundum or sapphire.
1913 webster
2. her. a purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat
of arms.
1913 webster
see also:
mead oriental amethyst
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
corundum \corun"dum\ k-oru^n"du^m, n.; pl. corundums
k-oru^n"du^mz. also corindon. from hind. kurand
corundum stone. min.
the mineral alumina al2o3, as found native in a
crystalline state. transparent varieties are used as
gemstones, including sapphire, which is the fine blue
variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental
amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the
hair-brown variety. it is the hardest substance found native,
next to the diamond.
1913 webster +pjc
note: the name corundum is sometimes restricted to the
non-transparent or coarser kinds. emery is a
dark-colored granular variety, usually admixed with
magnetic iron ore.
1913 webster
see also:
corundums al2o3 sapphire oriental ruby oriental amethyst adamantine spar
emery
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