jacinth
noun
jacinth
1 American
[jay-sinth, jas-inth]
/ ˈdʒeɪ sɪnθ, ˈdʒæs ɪnθ /
noun
Jacinth
2
American
[jay-sinth, jas-inth]
/ ˈdʒeɪ sɪnθ, ˈdʒæs ɪnθ /
noun
jacinth
British
/ ˈdʒæsɪnθ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of jacinth
1200–50; < Medieval Latin jacinthus, Latin hyacinthus hyacinth; replacing Middle English jacinct < Old French jacincte < Medieval Latin jacinctus, variant of jacinthus
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It is crusted with emerald and flossy mosses, and glimmers with diamond, jacinth, ruby, topaz, sapphire and gold.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 by Various
They are also frequently and incorrectly called jacinth or hyacinth, terms which, as we have seen, should be reserved for yellow and red zircon, respectively.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
The jacinth, attribute of charity and succour vouchsafed to sinners, is appropriate to the Auxilium Christianorum and the refugium peccatorum of the prayers.
From The Cathedral by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Great wefts of scarlet and of blue, thick strewn With pearls, or cleft with discs of jacinth stone; And drifts of silky woof and samite white, And warps of Orient hues.
From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Ada Langworthy Collier
There were fantastic halls pierced with Oriental windows, walls which glowed like jacinth and amethyst, and parapets of pearl.
From The City in the Clouds by C. Ranger Gull
It also said it was parting ways with its chief financial officer Jacinth Smiley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
The company also said it was parting ways with its top finance executive, Jacinth Smiley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
“To look at what has been accomplished, the obstacles that were overcome, and then locate yourself on that continuum, will be empowering,” Jacinth Green said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
Jacinth Green had an idea for creating a timeline of African American progress, possibly as a school project.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
Jacinth on her side was conscious of a good deal of congeniality between herself and her aunt.
From Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls by Robert Barnes
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