Amethyst (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 … Wikipedia
Amethyst — Infobox mineral name = Amethyst category = Mineral variety boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula = Silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2) molweight = color = violet habit = 6 sided prism ending in 6 sided pyramid (typical) system =… … Wikipedia
Amethyst — Am e*thyst, [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. am[ e]thyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. ? without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; a priv. + ? to be drunken, ? strong drink, wine. See {Mead}.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amethyst — (n.) violet quartz, late 13c., ametist, from O.Fr. ametiste (Mod.Fr. améthyste) and directly from M.L. amatistus, from L. amethystus, from Gk. amethystos amethyst, lit. not intoxicating, from a not + methyskein make drunk, from methys wine (see … Etymology dictionary
amethyst — amethystine /am euh this tin, tuyn/, adj. amethystlike, adj. /am euh thist/, n. 1. a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem. 2. a purplish tint. adj. 3. having the color of amethyst. 4. containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst … Universalium
amethyst — 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
Amethyst gem clam — Taxobox name = Amethyst gem clam regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Veneridae genus = Gemma genus authority = Deshayes, 1853 species = G. gemma binomial = Gemma gemma binomial authority = Totten,… … Wikipedia
amethyst — am•e•thyst [[t]ˈæm ə θɪst[/t]] n. 1) mir jew a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem 2) a purplish tint 3) having the color of amethyst 4) jew containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst brooch[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME… … From formal English to slang
color — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rainbow hue Nouns 1. color, hue, tint, tinge, shade, dye, complexion, tincture, cast, coloration, glow, flush; tone, key; color organ; Technicolor. 2. pure, primary, positive, or complementary color;… … English dictionary for students
color — Synonyms and related words: Adrianople red, Alice blue, Arabian red, Argos brown, Bordeaux, Brunswick black, Brunswick blue, Burgundy, Capri blue, Cassel yellow, Chinese blue, Chinese white, Claude tint, Cologne brown, Columbian red, Congo rubine … Moby Thesaurus
