amethyst

/หˆรฆm.ษ™.ฮธษชst/

IPA: /AE1 M IH0 TH IH0 S T/

noun
  1. 1

    A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.

  2. 2

    A purple colour.

  3. 3

    The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

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