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

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

The New England sky was flooded for a moment with seas of chrysolite and opal.

From Stories of Authors, British and American by Chubb, Edwin Watts

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.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

To F. W. B. Family Those scarlet days come back to me to-night Across the span of many happy years— Dreams, haunted by the music of the spheres, And glowing skies of gold and chrysolite.

From The Loom of Life by Noe, Cotton