Amethyst

Definitions

1. A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
2. A female given name.
3. A purple colour.
   uncountable
4. The tincture purpure, when blazoning by precious stones.

Equivalents

38 more languages

Afrikaansametis

العربيةأرجوانجمشتحجر أميثِست

Българскиаметист

Bosanskiametistаметист

Catalàametista

Češtinaametyst

Cymraegamethyst

Danskametyst

Ελληνικάαμέθυστος

Esperantoametisto

فارسیگمست

Suomiametisti

Gaeilgeaimitis

Galegoametista

עבריתאחלמה

Hrvatskiametistаметист

Magyarametiszt

Bahasa Indonesiaametiskecubung

Íslenskaametýst

Italianoametista

日本語アメシスト紫水晶紫石英紫色+ 1 more

ქართულიამეთვისტოამეთვისტოსფერი

Қазақ тіліаметисткүлгінтас

한국어자수정자주

Latinaamethystuspaederos

Latviešuametists

Nederlandsamethist

Polskiametystametystowyfioletowy

Portuguêsametista

Românăametistpurpuriu

Русскийаметистаметистовыйамети́стовый цветфиоле́товый цвет+ 1 more

Српскиametistаметист

Svenskaametist

தமிழ்செவ்வந்திசெவ்வந்திக்கல்

ไทยเขี้ยวหนุมาน

Tagalogamatista

Türkçeametistmortaş

Українськааметист

Examples

“The burning evening sun lighted with mellow gold the coats of the fierce little tiger-kittens — orange silk with stripes of black velvet — the broken amethysts and ruined emeralds of the poor bird's train⟳ cruelly scattered over the trampled grass”

“Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include⟳ amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)”

“The Field is Topaz, a Lion rampant Amethyst [...]”

“Purple, on the arms of princes Mercury, of peers amethyst, and of commoners purpure, [is represented] by diagonal lines from the sinister chief to the dexter base⟳.”

“1st & 4th grand Quarter alike viz. Field Pearl, on a bend⟳ Sapphire 3 Buckheads, coup'd topaz for Stanley. The 2d Quarter, Field Sapphire with an inverted Chief, amethyst. The 3d, A Checque topaz & Amethyst, this seems prior to Bosworth field, to have⟳ belong'd to Sr Robt Goushill whose Dr a Stanley married …”

“The Australian rapper Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly.”

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