Amethyst definition

Amethyst

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WordNet

adjective

(1) Of a moderate purple color

noun

(2) A transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

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Etymology

From from + from . The Greeks believed that the amethyst prevented intoxication.

Noun

A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
A purple colour.
The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

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