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

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

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

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

Pillows in the olden time were occasionally set with bits of jacinth, and there is even the record of bed-linen embroidered with it.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

There shall the ruby and emerald vie, the sapphire so lovely Be to the jacinth opposed, seeming its foil; while the gold Holds all the jewels together, in beauteous union commingled.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various