Chrysolite
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈkɹɪsəlʌɪt/
Origin
From Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrysolithus, from Ancient Greek χÏῡσόλιθος, from χÏῡσός ("gold") + λίθος ("stone").
Full definition of chrysolite
Noun
chrysolite
(plural chrysolites)- (mineral) Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
- 1621, Robert Burton (scholar), , II.4.1.iii:Fran. Rueus ... say as much of the chrysolite, a friend of wisdome, an enemy to folly.
- 1920, H. P. Lovecraft, :And before he died, Taran-Ish had scrawled upon the altar of chrysolite with coarse shaky strokes the sign of DOOM.