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

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

It is the bella zazzera—the hyacinthine locks, you do not choose to part with; and there is no need.

From Romola by Eliot, George

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 hyacinthine boy for whom Morn well might break and April bloom.

From Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) by Howe, Julia Ward

Through it I see a field of pots—not flower-pots, but chimney-pots—and the smoke from them is hyacinthine.

From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van