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TOPAZ
tan, topaz
(noun) a light brown the color of topaz
topaz
(noun) a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone
topaz, false topaz, common topaz
(noun) a yellow quartz
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
topaz (usually uncountable, plural topazes)
A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
(historical, British India) A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
Adjective
topaz
Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
Etymology
Proper noun
Topaz
(rare) A female given name
A census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
To"paz, n. Etym: [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind of precious stone, Gr. to`pazos, topa`zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap to glow (cf. Tepid). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a small island in the Red Sea, where the Romans obtained a stone which they called by this name, but which is the chrysolite of the moderns.]
1. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate of alumina, and is used as a gem.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Either one of two species of large, brilliantly colored humming birds of the Topaza, of South America and the West Indies.
Note: The two tail feathers next to the central ones are much longer that the rest, curved, and crossed. The Throat is metallic yellowish- green, with a tint like topaz in the center, the belly is bright crimson, the back bright red. Called also topaz hummer. False topaz. (Min.) See the Note under Quartz.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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