AMETHYST

amethyst

(adjective) of a moderate purple color

amethyst

(noun) a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Amethyst

A female given name

Etymology

Noun

amethyst (plural amethysts)

A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.

(uncountable) A purple colour.

(tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

Adjective

amethyst (comparative more amethyst, superlative most amethyst)

Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

Source: Wiktionary

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Am"e*thyst, Etym: [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. améthyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. Mead.]

1. (Min.)

Definition: A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone. Oriental amethyst, the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire.

2. (Her.)

Definition: A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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