smoky topaz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of smoky topaz
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Claudia looked at her guide’s skin and thought of smoky topaz: November, her mother’s birthstone.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
Didst mark the ghostly gold of this grave, still, Conceited minnow thro' these twisted roots, Thrust o'er the smoky topaz of this rill, Dull-slumbering here?
From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Cawein, Madison Julius
There were also golden and smoky topaz and beryl, in great profusion.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various
My last specimen was a smoky topaz of mild, dark transparency.
From The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure by Roosevelt, Wyn
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