chrysolite
Americannoun
noun
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- 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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It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.
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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.
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His mind is "one entire and perfect chrysolite," while Jonson's rather suggests the pudding-stone.
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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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Dark the complexion, the eyes olive-green as chrysolite, mysterious and hypnotic; the features regular as an Egyptian's, but stronger and more beautiful; the physique refined, yet hardy.
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