Definition of Chrysoprases

1. chrysoprase [n] - See also: chrysoprase

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysoprases

chrysolite
chrysolites
chrysology
chrysomelid
chrysomelids
chrysophane
chrysophanic
chrysophanol
chrysophanols
chrysophilia
chrysophyte
chrysophytes
chrysopid
chrysopoeia
chrysoprase
chrysoprases (current term)
chrysoprasus
chrysosporium
chrysostomic
chrysotherapy
chrysotile
chrysotiles
chrysotype
chrysotypes
chrystal
chrystals
chthonian
chthonians
chthonic

Literary usage of Chrysoprases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1893)
"These smart sailor hats are made in various combinations of colour, and look particularly well with black BROOCH IN DIAMONDS AND chrysoprases. brims and ..."

2. Poet Lore (1907)
"... and chrysoprases and rubies; I have sardonyx and hyacinth stones, and stones of chalcedony, and I will give them all unto thee, all, and other things ..."

3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"... lived in a palace great as a city, dazzling as a starry sky; for the walls, built of the rarest marbles, were incrusted with amethysts and chrysoprases. ..."

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