chrysoprase
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chrysoprase
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin chrȳsoprasus < Greek chrȳsóprasos, equivalent to chrȳso- chryso- + prás ( on ) leek + -os noun suffix
Example Sentences
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He turned parkas and anoraks and bathrobes into entrance-making opera cloaks in ruby, shocking pink and chrysoprase.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2021
With a shaft of silver, burnished bright, And leaves of beryl and malachite; With spikes of golden-bloom ablaze, And fruits of topaz and chrysoprase.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.
There were clouds of pearl above hills of chrysoprase.
From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher
The chrysoprase of Kosem�tz, near Frankenstein in Silesia, was discovered in 1740, and used by Frederick the Great in the decoration of the palace of Sans Souci at Potsdam.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Suddenly over the tree-tops of a golden glade he descried a starry globe which shone like chrysoprase, and round and round it a little blue bird flew joyously.
From A Child's Book of Saints by Robinson, T. H. (Thomas Heath)
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