jacinth

¹ American  

[jey-sinth, jas-inth] / ˈdʒeɪ sɪnθ, ˈdʒæs ɪnθ /

noun

1. Mineralogy. hyacinth.

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Jacinth ² American  

[jey-sinth, jas-inth] / ˈdʒeɪ sɪnθ, ˈdʒæs ɪnθ /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Hyacinth.

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jacinth British  

/ ˈdʒæsɪnθ /

noun

1. another name for hyacinth

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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

Example Sentences

Below, the world like a ball of mist With us, pearl and jacinth and beryl, And it faded away, that pearl-grey mist, And we clung to the gates in peril.

From Provocations by Bristowe, Sibyl

The breast-plates of the horsemen, in reference to the more destructive implements of war, might then, for the first time, be said to be fire, and jacinth, and brimstone.

From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Bliss, Sylvester

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 Collier, Ada Langworthy

Other precious stones found are chalcedony, garnet, jacinth, amethyst, carnelian, agate, rock-crystals, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

The sand was composed of mica, quartz, sapphire, ruby, and jacinth; but the large proportion of ruby sand was so extraordinary that it seemed to rival Sinbad's story of the vale of gems.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir