chrysolite

American  

[kris-uh-lahyt] / ˈkrɪs əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. olivine.

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chrysolite British  

/ ˈkrɪsəˌlaɪt, ˌkrɪsəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

1. another name for olivine

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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

“His hands are wheels of gold, set with chrysolite; his abdomen is a block of ivory, overlaid with sapphires.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The emerald, chrysolite, and garnet, are almost instantly melted into an opake and coloured glass.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

His mind is "one entire and perfect chrysolite," while Jonson's rather suggests the pudding-stone.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various

Clear yellow beryl, such as occurs in Brazil, is sometimes called aquamarine chrysolite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Her pale-brown eyes, with a touch of gold-dust over them, were like chrysolite; and they gazed up enthusiastically and then cast their glance downwards timidly, under the shade of their lids.

From The Later Life by Couperus, Louis