Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun   Same as chrysoprase .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun   See chrysoprase .
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- noun   Obsolete form of chrysoprase .
Etymologies
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Examples
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								The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 
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								The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 
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								The fifth, sardonyx: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a jacinth: the twelfth, an amethyst. The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous 
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								The fifth, sardonyx: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a jacinth: the twelfth, an amethyst. The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous 
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								Ex., xxviii, 20, and xxxix, 13, since the chrysoprasus was not very well known among the ancients. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913 
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								The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 
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								Jasper, jacinth, chalcedony, emerald, chrysoprasus, were suggested by the still bosom of the lake, towered round by light-reflecting mountains. The Wild Olive Basil King 1893 
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								This precious stone, said to be a chrysoprasus, had been given to the Bishop by a Russian prince, in acknowledgment of a great service rendered him when he came on pilgrimage to Rome. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century 1891 
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								He wore upon his right hand a signet-ring of silver, once belonging to his ancestor, Amosis, the leader of the XVIIIth dynasty; and also a large ring of pure gold, set with a chrysoprasus, and bearing the shield of 
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								The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 John Bunyan 1658 
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