Amethystine

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or resembling amethyst; of the color of amethyst; purple; violet.
  • Composed of amethyst: as, an amethystine cup.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.
  • adjective. Composed of, or containing, amethyst.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Like amethyst, especially when referring to colour.
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  • adjective. containing or resembling amethyst
  • Word Usage
    "He flashes out emeralds and rubies, amethystine flames and sapphirine colours, in"
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