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Topaz

//ˈtoʊˌpæz// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name. rare
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    A black Catholic soldier in the British Army. British, India, historical
  3. 3
    a light brown the color of topaz wordnet
  4. 4
    An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this. uncountable, usually

    "In the market‐place stand the fruitsellers, who sell all kinds of fruit: ripe figs, with their bruised purple flesh, melons, smelling of musk and yellow as topazes, citrons and rose‐apples and clusters of white grapes, round red‐gold oranges, and oval lemons of green gold."

  5. 5
    a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone wordnet
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  1. 6
    A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone. uncountable, usually
  2. 7
    a yellow quartz wordnet
  3. 8
    Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones. uncountable, usually

    "Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; and the Field Topaz, and Saltier, and Chief Ruby, was the Arms of King Robert the Bruce, they altering the Field from Pearl (as he bore it) to Topaz. / Eglington. Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Saphyr three Flower-de-Liss Topaz, for Montgomery; 2d and 3d, Ruby three Anulets Topaz', ston'd Saphyr, for the Title of Eglington; […]"

  4. 9
    Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza. uncountable, usually
  5. 10
    A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).

Etymology 2

From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).

Etymology 3

Various theories. Hobson-Jobson mentions as possibilities a corruption of Persian (from Turkish) top-chi, "gunner", or a connection with topee, from the hats they wore.

Etymology 4

From the precious stone topaz.

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