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Meaning of chrysoprase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˈkɹɪsəˌpɹeɪz/

Definitions

A variety of light-green translucent quartz.

Equivalents

Deutsch Chrysopras
Español crisoprasa
Suomi krysopraasi
Français chrysoprase
Bahasa Indonesia krisopras
Nederlands chrysopraas
Polski chryzopraz
Русский хризопраз

Examples

“[…]or such pale green and uncertain as we see in sunset sky, and in the clefts of the glacier and the chrysoprase,[…]”
“With shaken soul of light and shuddering blaze Of leaping emerald and cold chrysoprase”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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