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Beryl
Definitions
- 1 Of a dull bluish green colour. not-comparable
- 1 A female given name from English derived from the gem beryl.
- 2 A male given name from Yiddish, meaning “little bear”. rare
- 3 A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 1 A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈). uncountable
"The sunset had been magnificent, and the Thames was floating in dark radiance; the waves wearing that transparent clearness, which gives more the idea of melted beryl, than aught else: every little circle in the water had that trembling light which characterises precious stones."
- 2 the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems wordnet
- 3 An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl. countable
"The crown was set with six beryls of excellent size and color."
- 4 A dull blueish green color. uncountable
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.
Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.
From beryl or an anglicization of Yiddish בערל (berl, literally “little bear”).
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