hyacinthine

American  

[hahy-uh-sin-thin, -thahyn] / ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θɪn, -θaɪn /

adjective

1. of or like the hyacinth.

2. adorned with hyacinths.

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Etymology

Origin of hyacinthine

1650–60; < Latin hyacinthinus < Greek hyakínthinos. See hyacinth, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

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hyacinthine

There was no suggestion of a body, only that majestic head crowned with hyacinthine locks and limned in lambent fire.

From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel

All, yes; besides the ties you will require a shirt-collar or two, a comb to unravel those hyacinthine locks of yours, a pair of spectacles, and a toothpick.

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

The deserted house was embowered in great blossoming shrubs, and filled with hyacinthine odors, among which predominated that of the little Chickasaw roses which everywhere bloomed and trailed around.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 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