Chrysoprase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɪsəˌpɹeɪz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chrysoprase is a noun meaning (mineralogy) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
Meaning
(mineralogy) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.
Example Sentences
With shaken soul of light and shuddering blaze Of leaping emerald and cold chrysoprase
[…]or such pale green and uncertain as we see in sunset sky, and in the clefts of the glacier and the chrysoprase,[…]
Word Forms
- chrysoprases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chrysoprasus, chrysolite, chrysocolla, chrysoberyl, prase, aquaprase.
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