chrysoprase
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chrysoprase
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin chrȳsoprasus < Greek chrȳsóprasos, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + prás ( on ) leek + -os noun suffix
Example Sentences
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He turned parkas and anoraks and bathrobes into entrance-making opera cloaks in ruby, shocking pink and chrysoprase.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2021
Instantly the glitter as of chrysoprase flashed once more from her eyes.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George
Pergolas of vines, bronzed in autumn, and golden green like chrysoprase beneath an April sun, fling their tendrils over white walls and shady loggie.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington
Some of them—those of jade, chrysoprase, and nephrite***—must have been imported, these minerals never having been found in Japan.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
Suddenly over the tree-tops of a golden glade he descried a starry globe which shone like chrysoprase, and round and round it a little blue bird flew joyously.
From A Child's Book of Saints by Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath)
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