jacinth

jacinth
/jay"sinth, jas"inth/, n.
Mineral. hyacinth (def. 4).
[1200-50; < ML jacinthus, L hyacinthus HYACINTH; r. ME jacinct < OF jacincte < ML jacinctus, var. of jacinthus]

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  • jacinth — noun Etymology: Middle English iacinct, from Anglo French jacinte, from Latin hyacinthus, a flowering plant, a gem Date: 13th century 1. hyacinth 2. a gem more nearly orange in color than a hyacinth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Jacinth — /jay sinth, jas inth/, n. a female given name, form of Hyacinth. * * * …   Universalium

  • jacinth — noun A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone. See Also: hyacinth …   Wiktionary

  • Jacinth —    Properly a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious stone of that colour (Rev. 21:20). It has been supposed to designate the same stone as the ligure (Heb. leshem) mentioned in Ex. 28:19 as the first stone of… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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