CITRINE

citrine

(noun) semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

citrine (countable and uncountable, plural citrines)

A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.

A brownish-yellow quartz.

Adjective

citrine (not comparable)

Of a goldish-yellow colour.

Anagrams

• citiner, crinite, inciter, neritic, retinic, tricine

Source: Wiktionary


Cit"rine, a. Etym: [F. citrin. See Citron.]

Definition: Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow. Citrine ointment (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment, the unquentum hydrargyri nitratis.

Cit"rine, n.

Definition: A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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