hyacinthine

[ hahy-uh-sin-thin, -thahyn ]

/ ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θɪn, -θaɪn /

adjective

of or like the hyacinth.

adorned with hyacinths.

Origin of hyacinthine

1650–60; <Latin hyacinthinus<Greek hyakínthinos.See hyacinth, -ine¹

Words nearby hyacinthine

hx, Hy, hyacinth, hyacinth bean, hyacinthin, hyacinthine, Hyacinthus, Hyades, hyaena, hyal-, hyalin

Example sentences from the Web for hyacinthine

Dark eyes are dearer far Than those that make the hyacinthine bell.
A Critic in Pall Mall|Oscar Wilde
He delighted in ‘hyacinthine curls’ and ‘lustrous locks,’ in ‘smiling parterres’ and ‘stately terraces.’
Views and Reviews|William Ernest Henley
Beneath its hyacinthine curls it beamed on him with a fixed benevolent smile.
The Mayor of Troy|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
As for the hyacinthine purple cloak, I wear it because I like it.
Cleopatra, Complete|Georg Ebers

There was no suggestion of a body, only that majestic head crowned with hyacinthine locks and limned in lambent fire.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen

单词	hyacinthine
释义	hyacinthine [ hahy-uh-sin-thin, -thahyn ] / ˌhaɪ əˈsɪn θɪn, -θaɪn / adjective of or like the hyacinth. adorned with hyacinths. Origin of hyacinthine 1650–60; <Latin hyacinthinus<Greek hyakínthinos.See hyacinth, -ine¹ Words nearby hyacinthine hx, Hy, hyacinth, hyacinth bean, hyacinthin, hyacinthine, Hyacinthus, Hyades, hyaena, hyal-, hyalin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hyacinthine Dark eyes are dearer far Than those that make the hyacinthine bell. A Critic in Pall Mall\|Oscar Wilde He delighted in ‘hyacinthine curls’ and ‘lustrous locks,’ in ‘smiling parterres’ and ‘stately terraces.’ Views and Reviews\|William Ernest Henley Beneath its hyacinthine curls it beamed on him with a fixed benevolent smile. The Mayor of Troy\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch As for the hyacinthine purple cloak, I wear it because I like it. Cleopatra, Complete\|Georg Ebers There was no suggestion of a body, only that majestic head crowned with hyacinthine locks and limned in lambent fire. The Doomsman\|Van Tassel Sutphen
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