amethystine
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English amethyst Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amethystine From amethyst + -ine.
- Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
“His cubic forms phosphoric Fluor prints, / Or rays in spheres his amethystine tints.”
“Certainly […] no spot more dazzlingly becircled with blue seas, amethystine peaks, and islets magically scattered on pellucid water, could have been chosen for the greatest naval battle of modern times.”