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chrysolite

[ kris-uh-lahyt ]

noun

Mineralogy.


chrysolite

/ ˈkrɪsəˌlaɪt; ˌkrɪsəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

  1. another name for olivine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • chrysolitic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··· [kris-, uh, -, lit, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chrysolite1

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin ̄DZٳܲ < Greek ̄óٳDz, equivalent to ̄- chryso- + íٳDz stone; -lite
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Example Sentences

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“His hands are wheels of gold, set with chrysolite; his abdomen is a block of ivory, overlaid with sapphires.”

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It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family.

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The ship Lurches With ice-crusted prow into the wave-trough; And rises, rapidly dripping liquid lire, Long twisted necklaces, that burn out to green frozen chrysolite.

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His mind is "one entire and perfect chrysolite," while Jonson's rather suggests the pudding-stone.

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Barbaric splendour and Eastern gorgeousness we have here and in one line the sense of immense wealth is conveyed— "The meanest cup that touched his lips was fashioned from a chrysolite."

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