Citrine
//ˈsɪtɹin// adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon. countable, uncountable
"[…] the urine becometh citrine, or of a deep yellowe color […]"
- 2 semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz wordnet
- 3 A brownish-yellow quartz. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Of a goldish-yellow colour. not-comparable
"The coin […] bore what I at first thought was a woman's face—a woman crowned, neither young nor old, but silent and perfect in the citrine metal."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"[…] the urine becometh citrine, or of a deep yellowe color […]"
Etymology
From Middle English citrine, partly from Middle French citrine and partly from Latin citrīnus.
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