hyacinthine
Americanadjective
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of or like the hyacinth.
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adorned with hyacinths.
Etymology
Origin of hyacinthine
1650–60; < Latin hyacinthinus < Greek hyakínthinos. See hyacinth, -ine 1
Example Sentences
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He hauled and hauled away; his rake had caught in the hyacinthine locks of Count Funnibos, whose countenance of a cadaverous hue now came in sight.
From Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin by Kingston, William Henry Giles
That man, of course, is Jasper. p. 77The young man is Edwin Drood, of the Grecian nose, hyacinthine locks, and classic features, as in Sir L. Fildes’s third illustration.
From The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens by Nicoll, W. Robertson
His tissue becomes finer, his skin clearer and brighter, and his hair more glossy and hyacinthine.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various
"Augustus," said my poor mother to me, one day while stroking my hyacinthine tresses—"Augustus, my dear boy, whatever you do, never forget that you are a gentleman."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various
Can I mistake the clustered curls Upon his hated hyacinthine head?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 24, 1887 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
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