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
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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
Beneath the perfect blue of the spring sky the river seemed a shimmer of violet, and the banks dipped down with the green of chrysoprase.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
Some ornamental stones change their colour, or even lose it, on exposure to sunlight and air: such is the case with rose-quartz, chrysoprase and certain kinds of topaz and turquoise.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
And, over all the riot of colour, that shimmering chrysoprase so tenderly luminous—might it not fitly veil the splendours of paradise?
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
There were clouds of pearl above hills of chrysoprase.
From Pipefuls by Christopher Morley
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