chrysoprase

[ kris-uh-preyz ]

/ ˈkrɪs əˌpreɪz /

noun Mineralogy.

a green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as a gem.

Origin of chrysoprase

1250–1300; Middle English <Latin chrȳsoprasus<Greek chrȳsóprasos, equivalent to chrȳso-chryso- + prás(on) leek + -os noun suffix

Words nearby chrysoprase

chrysomelid, chrysomonad, Chrysomyia, chrysophenine, chrysophyte, chrysoprase, Chrysops, Chrysostom, chrysotherapy, chrysotile, chs.

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Example sentences from the Web for chrysoprase

He gathered the chrysoprase and restored the stones to the canvas bag.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
So he determined to shut himself up in his study and shuffle the chrysoprase.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
You fling aside from your arms, as worthless, amethyst and emerald and chrysoprase.
Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage
They dart like breathing bits Of chrysoprase and sard o' the sun.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays|Olive Tilford Dargan

But at a much earlier date the Silesian chrysoprase was used for mural decoration at the Wenzel chapel at Prague.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chrysoprase

chrysoprase

/ (ˈkrɪsəˌpreɪz) /

noun

an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone

Word Origin for chrysoprase

C13 crisopace, from Old French, from Latin chrӯsoprasus, from Greek khrusoprasos, from chryso- + prason leek

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单词	chrysoprase
释义	chrysoprase [ kris-uh-preyz ] / ˈkrɪs əˌpreɪz / noun Mineralogy. a green variety of chalcedony, sometimes used as a gem. Origin of chrysoprase 1250–1300; Middle English <Latin chrȳsoprasus<Greek chrȳsóprasos, equivalent to chrȳso-chryso- + prás(on) leek + -os noun suffix Words nearby chrysoprase chrysomelid, chrysomonad, Chrysomyia, chrysophenine, chrysophyte, chrysoprase, Chrysops, Chrysostom, chrysotherapy, chrysotile, chs. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chrysoprase He gathered the chrysoprase and restored the stones to the canvas bag. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath So he determined to shut himself up in his study and shuffle the chrysoprase. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath You fling aside from your arms, as worthless, amethyst and emerald and chrysoprase. Around The Tea-Table\|T. De Witt Talmage They dart like breathing bits Of chrysoprase and sard o' the sun. The Mortal Gods and Other Plays\|Olive Tilford Dargan But at a much earlier date the Silesian chrysoprase was used for mural decoration at the Wenzel chapel at Prague. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for chrysoprase chrysoprase / (ˈkrɪsəˌpreɪz) / noun an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone Word Origin for chrysoprase C13 crisopace, from Old French, from Latin chrӯsoprasus, from Greek khrusoprasos, from chryso- + prason leek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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