Berylline
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The berylline color. countable, uncountable
- 2 berylline hummingbird countable
Adjective
- 1 Beryl-like; having a light blue-green colour.
"He held out his leg so that I could examine the shackle about his ankle. His berylline flesh was swollen about it, as I have seen the bark of a tree swollen that had grown through an iron ring."
Example
More examples"He held out his leg so that I could examine the shackle about his ankle. His berylline flesh was swollen about it, as I have seen the bark of a tree swollen that had grown through an iron ring."
Etymology
From beryl + -ine.
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