Amethyst

  • 21amethyst — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22amethyst — am|e|thyst1 [ æməθıst ] noun count or uncount a valuable purple stone that is used in jewelry amethyst am|e|thyst 2 [ æməθıst ] adjective light purple …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23amethyst — [13] The amethyst gets its name from a supposition in the ancient world that it was capable of preventing drunkenness. The Greek word for ‘intoxicate’ was methúskein, which was based ultimately on the noun methú ‘wine’ (source of English methyl,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 24amethyst — noun 1 (C) a valuable purple stone used in jewellery 2 (U) a light purple colour amethyst adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25amethyst — ametistas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Violetinė kvarco atmaina, mineralas. formulė SiO₂ atitikmenys: angl. amethyst rus. аметист …

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  • 26amethyst — [13] The amethyst gets its name from a supposition in the ancient world that it was capable of preventing drunkenness. The Greek word for ‘intoxicate’ was methúskein, which was based ultimately on the noun methú ‘wine’ (source of English methyl,… …

    Word origins

  • 27Amethyst (disambiguation) — Amethyst is a semi precious mineral.Amethyst may also refer to:* Amethyst flower, an annual showy plant with violet blue blooms * Amethyst (color), named after the mineral * Amethyst gasfield, a hydrocarbon (natural gas field) production field of …

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  • 28Amethyst-Täubling — (Russula amethystina) Systematik Klasse: Ständerpilze (Basidiomycetes) Unterklasse …

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  • 29Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld — ist der Titel einer Comicserie die der US amerikanische Verlag DC Comics zwischen 1983 und 1988 herausgab. Die Serie, die inhaltlich dem Genre des Fantasy Comics zuzurechnen ist, erzählt die Abenteuer eines jungen Mädchens, das in eine… …

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  • 30Amethyst Deceivers — is a song by Coil which appears on several of their releases. The name refers to a type of mushroom, Laccaria amethystea .*1998 Original release of the song. *2001 A compilation appearance featuring the same version from Autumn Equinox: Amethyst… …

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