Amethyst
11Amethyst — Amethyst, zur Ordnung der Kieselerde und Sippschaft des Quarzes gehörend, besteht nach einer Analyse von Rose aus 97,50 Kieselerde, 6,25 Thonerde, 0,50 Eisen und Manganoxyd; er ist sehr hart, so daß unsere Glaser den stängeligen statt des… …
12Amethyst — Amethyst: Der Name des veilchenblauen Schmucksteins (mhd. ametiste) ist aus lat. amethystus entlehnt, das seinerseits aus gleichbed. griech. améthystos stammt. Das griech. Wort bedeutet eigentlich »nicht trunken« (zu griech. a »nicht, un « ‹vgl.… …
13amethyst — ► NOUN ▪ a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz. ORIGIN Greek amethustos not drunken (because the stone was believed to prevent intoxication) …
14Amethyst — Infobox mineral name = Amethyst category = Mineral variety boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula = Silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2) molweight = color = violet habit = 6 sided prism ending in 6 sided pyramid (typical) system =… …
15amethyst — amethystine /am euh this tin, tuyn/, adj. amethystlike, adj. /am euh thist/, n. 1. a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem. 2. a purplish tint. adj. 3. having the color of amethyst. 4. containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst …
16amethyst — [[t]æ̱məθɪst[/t]] amethysts 1) N VAR Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery. The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold. ...rows of amethyst beads... Amethyst was believed by the Greeks to protect a person from… …
17Amethyst — Ame|thỵst 〈m. 1; Min.〉 violetter Halbedelstein, Abart des Quarzes [<grch. amethystos <A...1 + methyein „trunken sein“; galt als Talismann gegen Trunkenheit; verwandt mit Met] * * * A|me|thỵst [griech. améthystos = nicht betrunken (nach… …
18amethyst — am•e•thyst [[t]ˈæm ə θɪst[/t]] n. 1) mir jew a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem 2) a purplish tint 3) having the color of amethyst 4) jew containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst brooch[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME… …
19amethyst — am|e|thyst [ˈæmıθıst] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: amatiste, from Latin amethystus, from Greek, preventer of drunkenness, amethyst , from methy wine ] 1.) a valuable purple stone used in jewellery 2.) [U] a light purple colour… …
20amethyst — I UK [ˈæməθɪst] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms amethyst : singular amethyst plural amethysts a valuable purple stone that is used in jewellery II UK [ˈæməθɪst] / US adjective light purple …
