HYACINTHINE

Etymology

Adjective

hyacinthine (comparative more hyacinthine, superlative most hyacinthine)

Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair).

Curling like the petals of the hyacinth.

Beautiful, like the mythological Hyacinthus.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`a*cin"thine, a. Etym: [L. hyacinthinus, Gr.

Definition: Belonging to the hyacinth; resemblingthe hyacinth; in color like the hyacinth. Milton. His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers. Cowper. The hyacinthine boy, for whom Morn well might break and April bloom. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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