topazn.

Brit.

/ˈtəʊpaz/, U.S.

/ˈtoʊˌpæz/

Forms: Middle English tupace, Middle English–1600s topace, Middle English–1500s topias, Middle English thopas, topeus, tapace, ( topyes), Middle English–1600s topas, topaze, topase, 1500s– topaz. β. Middle English topasie; ( topazius), 1600s topasius.

Etymology: Middle English < Old French topaze, topace, -ase (Roland, 11th cent.), modern French topaze = Provencal topazi, Spanish topacio, Portuguese topazio, Italian topazio, < Latin topazus (also later topazius, -ion), < Greek τόπαζος, -ιον, a foreign word; according to Pliny named from an island in the Red or Arabian Sea, where it abounded; but thought by some to be connected with Sanskrit tapas heat, fire.

1. The name given (with or without distinguishing adjunct) to several highly valued precious stones.

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a. According to King, Antique Gems 26, given by the Greeks and Romans to the yellow or oriental topaz, a yellow sapphire or corundum; by Pliny, also to the modern chrysolite.

b. In modern use ( true or occidental topaz), a fluo-silicate of aluminium, usually in prismatic crystals, transparent and lustrous, yellow, white, pale blue, or pale green, found in Brazil, Mexico, Saxony, Scotland, the Ural Mountains, etc.Also with distinctive adjuncts: false topaz n. a transparent pale yellow variety of quartz. pink topaz n. pink or rose-coloured topaz, artificially produced from the yellow Brazilian stone by exposure to strong heat. Scottish topaz n. (also smoky topaz) the smoky variety found in Scotland. Siberian topaz n. a bluish white variety. Spanish topaz n. a golden brown variety of smoky quartz. star-topaz n. a yellow asteriated sapphire.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > topaz > [noun]

topaz1888

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > subsaturate group > topaz

gold stone1626

schorlite1794

pycnite1802

physalite1819

topaz1888

a1272 Luue Ron 172 in Old Eng. Misc. 98 Hwat spekstu of eny stone..Of Amatiste, of calcydone, Of lectorie, and tupace?

a1300 Floriz & Bl. 287 And suþþe riche cassidoines And Jacinctes and topaces.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxviii. 19 Topasie of Ethiope.

c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 6719 Hyr Rokys..Wer makyd of a ryche stoon, Of a Thopas.

c1420 Anturs of Arth. xxviii The tassellus were of topeus, that was ther-to tiȝte.

a1440 Sir Degrev. 635 With topyes and trechoure Overtrasyd that tyde.

c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) 91 Of topaze and rubyes, And oþur stones of myche prys.

c1480 (a1400) St. Thomas Apostle 279 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 137 With brycht & schenand preciuse stanys, as sardiane, topias fyne, Iaspis.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. vii. 79 A stone called Topace whiche is of colour lyke vnto fyn golde.

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 22 The Topaze..Plinie sayth, is a Gem of grassie colour: although that in Germanie it is found like to Golde.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. vi. 294 A Topase healeth the lunatike person of his passion of lunacie.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 417 Much Pearle, Diamond, Amethists, Topazes.

1737 R. Glover Leonidas iii. 141 The flaming topaz with its golden beam.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 446 The topaz of modern mineralogists was unknown to the ancients.

c. The dark yellow colour of topaz.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > dark yellow

topaz1908

1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117. 360/2 These colors are..sapphire blue, emerald green, topaz, etc.

1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 237 A horse stands, blinking his sleepy topaz eyes at nothing.

1974 Times 2 Dec. (Wines & Spirits Suppl.) p. iii/5 Pale topaz with a gentle grapey aroma..it [sc. a wine] costs less than £12 a dozen.

2. Heraldry. In blazoning by precious stones, the designation of the tincture Or.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [noun] > metal > gold or yellow

goldc1460

or?1530

topaz1562

sun1572

sol1610

1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 4 b That precious stone, which y^e Herhaughts do vse in blason, for, and in y^e name of this metall [or] and Planett [the sun] that is called a Topace.

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 56 The field is parted per fesse embattyled, Topaze and Emeraude, two Lyciskes passant conterchanged of the fielde.

1766–87 M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry Gloss. Topaz, the name of a precious Stone used instead of Or, in blazoning the Arms of the English Nobility only.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

topaz-colour n.

topaz-fire n.

ΚΠ

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris App. p. xlix An infinity of glass lamps..sparkling with green, crimson, and topaz fires.

topaz-gleam n.

topaz-seal n.

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1812 W. Scott Let. 10 Dec. (1932) II. 205 A pretty topaz seal with a talisman which secures this letter.

topaz-stone n.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > corundum gemstones > [noun] > others

topaza1272

topazionc1305

topaz-stone1488

oriental amethyst1586

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 77 Off topaston him thocht the plumat was.

1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine ii. i. 24 Enthronized in seates of Topace stones.

topaz-coloured adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > dark lustrous yellow

topazine1826

topaz-tinted1845

topaz-coloured1902

1902 Westm. Gaz. 2 Aug. 2/1 The yellow cat lay motionless and supine, its topaz-coloured eyes rolling from one to the other.

topaz-tailed adj.

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1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. 335 Topaz-tailed Humming-bird... Length four inches: Native of Paraguay.

topaz-throated adj.

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1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. 274 Topaz-throated Humming-bird... The throat..is of the most splendid topaz yellow.

topaz-tinted adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > dark lustrous yellow

topazine1826

topaz-tinted1845

topaz-coloured1902

1845 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom (1846) 114 Barley-straw melts into a glass of a topaz yellow colour.

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xiv. 188 The glassy stretch of topaz-tinted sea.

C2.

topaz hummingbird n. two South American species of hummingbird of brilliant colours, Topaza pella and T. pyra.

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1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 746 Topaz Humming-Bird. This bird is not much inferior to a Wren in size.

topaz-pycnite n. Mineralogy a variety of topaz, occurring in columnar aggregations.

ΚΠ

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1243 The rare mineral called topaz pycnite is found in this mine.

topaz-rock n. see quot. 1794.

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1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 368 Topaz rock..presents a compound of topaz, quartz, shorl, and lithomarga, confusedly compacted together.

Derivatives

ˈtopazy adj. [see -y suffix¹] like topaz.Apparently an isolated use.

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1892 R. L. Stevenson Vailima Lett. (1895) xxii. 224 The colour..is a topazy yellow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	topaz
释义	topazn. Brit. /ˈtəʊpaz/, U.S. /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ Forms: Middle English tupace, Middle English–1600s topace, Middle English–1500s topias, Middle English thopas, topeus, tapace, ( topyes), Middle English–1600s topas, topaze, topase, 1500s– topaz. β. Middle English topasie; ( topazius), 1600s topasius. Etymology: Middle English < Old French topaze, topace, -ase (Roland, 11th cent.), modern French topaze = Provencal topazi, Spanish topacio, Portuguese topazio, Italian topazio, < Latin topazus (also later topazius, -ion), < Greek τόπαζος, -ιον, a foreign word; according to Pliny named from an island in the Red or Arabian Sea, where it abounded; but thought by some to be connected with Sanskrit tapas heat, fire. 1. The name given (with or without distinguishing adjunct) to several highly valued precious stones. Thesaurus » Categories » a. According to King, Antique Gems 26, given by the Greeks and Romans to the yellow or oriental topaz, a yellow sapphire or corundum; by Pliny, also to the modern chrysolite. b. In modern use ( true or occidental topaz), a fluo-silicate of aluminium, usually in prismatic crystals, transparent and lustrous, yellow, white, pale blue, or pale green, found in Brazil, Mexico, Saxony, Scotland, the Ural Mountains, etc.Also with distinctive adjuncts: false topaz n. a transparent pale yellow variety of quartz. pink topaz n. pink or rose-coloured topaz, artificially produced from the yellow Brazilian stone by exposure to strong heat. Scottish topaz n. (also smoky topaz) the smoky variety found in Scotland. Siberian topaz n. a bluish white variety. Spanish topaz n. a golden brown variety of smoky quartz. star-topaz n. a yellow asteriated sapphire. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > topaz > [noun] topaz1888 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > subsaturate group > topaz gold stone1626 schorlite1794 pycnite1802 physalite1819 topaz1888 a1272 Luue Ron 172 in Old Eng. Misc. 98 Hwat spekstu of eny stone..Of Amatiste, of calcydone, Of lectorie, and tupace? a1300 Floriz & Bl. 287 And suþþe riche cassidoines And Jacinctes and topaces. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxviii. 19 Topasie of Ethiope. c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 6719 Hyr Rokys..Wer makyd of a ryche stoon, Of a Thopas. c1420 Anturs of Arth. xxviii The tassellus were of topeus, that was ther-to tiȝte. a1440 Sir Degrev. 635 With topyes and trechoure Overtrasyd that tyde. c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) 91 Of topaze and rubyes, And oþur stones of myche prys. c1480 (a1400) St. Thomas Apostle 279 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 137 With brycht & schenand preciuse stanys, as sardiane, topias fyne, Iaspis. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. vii. 79 A stone called Topace whiche is of colour lyke vnto fyn golde. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 22 The Topaze..Plinie sayth, is a Gem of grassie colour: although that in Germanie it is found like to Golde. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. vi. 294 A Topase healeth the lunatike person of his passion of lunacie. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 417 Much Pearle, Diamond, Amethists, Topazes. 1737 R. Glover Leonidas iii. 141 The flaming topaz with its golden beam. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 446 The topaz of modern mineralogists was unknown to the ancients. c. The dark yellow colour of topaz. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > dark yellow topaz1908 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117. 360/2 These colors are..sapphire blue, emerald green, topaz, etc. 1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 237 A horse stands, blinking his sleepy topaz eyes at nothing. 1974 Times 2 Dec. (Wines & Spirits Suppl.) p. iii/5 Pale topaz with a gentle grapey aroma..it [sc. a wine] costs less than £12 a dozen. 2. Heraldry. In blazoning by precious stones, the designation of the tincture Or. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic tincture > [noun] > metal > gold or yellow goldc1460 or?1530 topaz1562 sun1572 sol1610 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 4 b That precious stone, which y^e Herhaughts do vse in blason, for, and in y^e name of this metall [or] and Planett [the sun] that is called a Topace. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 56 The field is parted per fesse embattyled, Topaze and Emeraude, two Lyciskes passant conterchanged of the fielde. 1766–87 M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry Gloss. Topaz, the name of a precious Stone used instead of Or, in blazoning the Arms of the English Nobility only. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. topaz-colour n. topaz-fire n. ΚΠ 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris App. p. xlix An infinity of glass lamps..sparkling with green, crimson, and topaz fires. topaz-gleam n. topaz-seal n. ΚΠ 1812 W. Scott Let. 10 Dec. (1932) II. 205 A pretty topaz seal with a talisman which secures this letter. topaz-stone n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > corundum gemstones > [noun] > others topaza1272 topazionc1305 topaz-stone1488 oriental amethyst1586 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 77 Off topaston him thocht the plumat was. 1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine ii. i. 24 Enthronized in seates of Topace stones. b. topaz-coloured adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > dark lustrous yellow topazine1826 topaz-tinted1845 topaz-coloured1902 1902 Westm. Gaz. 2 Aug. 2/1 The yellow cat lay motionless and supine, its topaz-coloured eyes rolling from one to the other. topaz-tailed adj. ΚΠ 1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. 335 Topaz-tailed Humming-bird... Length four inches: Native of Paraguay. topaz-throated adj. ΚΠ 1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. 274 Topaz-throated Humming-bird... The throat..is of the most splendid topaz yellow. topaz-tinted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > dark lustrous yellow topazine1826 topaz-tinted1845 topaz-coloured1902 1845 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom (1846) 114 Barley-straw melts into a glass of a topaz yellow colour. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xiv. 188 The glassy stretch of topaz-tinted sea. C2. topaz hummingbird n. two South American species of hummingbird of brilliant colours, Topaza pella and T. pyra. ΚΠ 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 746 Topaz Humming-Bird. This bird is not much inferior to a Wren in size. topaz-pycnite n. Mineralogy a variety of topaz, occurring in columnar aggregations. ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1243 The rare mineral called topaz pycnite is found in this mine. topaz-rock n. see quot. 1794. ΚΠ 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 368 Topaz rock..presents a compound of topaz, quartz, shorl, and lithomarga, confusedly compacted together. Derivatives ˈtopazy adj. [see -y suffix¹] like topaz.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1892 R. L. Stevenson Vailima Lett. (1895) xxii. 224 The colour..is a topazy yellow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1272
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