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jacinth
Part of speech: NounAn other name for the hyacinth, a species of precious stone.
Usage examples "jacinth":- The little pools of water along the low shores glowed like mirrors of polished jacinth. - "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901", Lucy Maud Montgomery.
- The oriental jacinth, or hyacinth, is a brown- red corundum, which is more stable than the ordinary hyacinth, this latter being a form of zircon; it changes colour on exposure to light, which colour is not restored by subsequent retention in darkness. - "The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones", John Mastin.
- His verses hang together like gems of the purest water exquisitely cut and clasped by " jacinth work of subtlest jewelry." - "Persian Literature, Volume 1,Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan", Anonymous.