ligure

[lig-yoo r]

noun

a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.

Nearby words

Origin of ligure

1275–1325; Middle English ligury < Late Latin ligūrius < Late Greek ligýrion a kind of precious stone

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Examples from the Web for ligure

The first of the third row was a ligure, then an amethyst, and the third an agate, being the ninth of the whole number.
The Antiquities of the Jews|Flavius Josephus
In the revised version the word jacinth is substituted for ligure and amber is given as a marginal rendering for the same.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902]|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ligure

ligure

noun

Old Testament any of the 12 precious stones used in the breastplates of high priests

Word Origin for ligure

C14: from Late Latin ligūrius, from Late Greek ligurion

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