prase

[ preyz ]

/ preɪz /

noun Mineralogy.

a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.

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Origin of prase

1350–1400; < French < Latin prasius leek-green stone < Greek prásios leek-green, derivative of práson leek; replacing Middle English prassius < Latin, as above

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Examples from the Web for prase

Chrysoprase and Prase are terms applied to an apple green to bright green chalcedony or compact, jasper-like form of quartz.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 2 [February 1902]|Various
The folks is all lawd in prase of my biskit which is no trubble at all to roll out.
The Carter Girls|Nell Speed
A fine specimen of prase when cut affords a fair imitation of the emerald.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for prase

prase

/ (preɪz) /

noun

a light green translucent variety of chalcedony

Word Origin for prase

C14: from French, from Latin prasius a leek-green stone, from Greek prasios, from prason a leek

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