Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - amethyst
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(amethysts) 1. Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery. The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold. ...rows of amethyst beads... N-VAR 2. Amethyst is used to describe things that are pale purple in colour. ...as the colours changed from green to amethyst. ...amethyst glass. COLOUR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English amatiste, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin ~us, from Greek ~os, literally, remedy against drunkenness, from a- + methyein to be drunk, from methy wine — more at mead Date: 13th century 1. a. a clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone b. a deep purple variety of corundum 2. a moderate purple • ~ine adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a precious stone of a violet or purple variety of quartz. Derivatives amethystine adj. Etymology: ME f. OF ametiste f. L amethystus f. Gk amethustos not drunken, the stone being supposed to prevent intoxication ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мин. аметист Oriental amethyst —- лиловый сапфир 2. цвет аметиста, фиолетовый цвет 3. аметистовый, с аметистом amethyst brooch —- аметистовая брошь 4. цвета аметиста, фиолетовый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., from O.Fr. ametiste, from L. amethystus, from Gk. amethystos "amethyst," from a- "not" + methyskein "make drunk," from methys "wine," based on the stone's ancient reputation for preventing drunkenness. Spelling restored from M.E. ametist. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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