chrysolite
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- chrysolitic adjective
Etymology
Origin of chrysolite
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin chrȳsolithus < Greek chrȳsólithos, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + líthos stone; -lite
Example Sentences
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“His hands are wheels of gold, set with chrysolite; his abdomen is a block of ivory, overlaid with sapphires.”
From Literature
It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.
From Project Gutenberg
The ship Lurches With ice-crusted prow into the wave-trough; And rises, rapidly dripping liquid lire, Long twisted necklaces, that burn out to green frozen chrysolite.
From Project Gutenberg
His mind is "one entire and perfect chrysolite," while Jonson's rather suggests the pudding-stone.
From Project Gutenberg
Barbaric splendour and Eastern gorgeousness we have here and in one line the sense of immense wealth is conveyed— "The meanest cup that touched his lips was fashioned from a chrysolite."
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