Hammochrysos
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌhæməˈkɹaɪsɒs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hammochrysos is a noun meaning A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.
Meaning
A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.
Example Sentences
Hammochrysos resembles sand in appearance, but sand mixed with gold.
Nearly everything was glass in the frontage of this fairy mart, and its contents glittered like the hammochrysos stone.
A splendid curtain, silver-sewn, Spangled like hammochrysos stone Stood in a crypt that dripped delight, His ear-drums pulsing with that sound The sheeted waters in their might Flung to the crags, to mock their thrall.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chrysochalk, chrysosperm, chryselectrum, chrysolite, cymophane, hemachate.
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