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Definition of Prase
1. n. A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green color.
Definition of Prase
1. a mineral [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prase
Literary usage of Prase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"... issued for a like amount of money received by that bank. public prase that
Harper was the real principal for whom Wilshire was acting cannot affect the ..."
2. A Hand-book of Precious Stones by Meyer Daniel Rothschild (1889)
"Large pieces of chrysoprase are rare, and even the best specimens lose their
color in course of time. prase. A translucent, spotted leek-green, green quartz ..."
3. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"If a sheep should perceive the silphium from a distance, it runs to it and feeds
on the flower, and digs up the root and eats that also.' prase or ..."
4. Outlines of Mineralogy by John Kidd (1809)
"It is of a much lighter green than the variety of quartz called prase, mixed with
a faint tint of yellow. Its colour is owing to the oxyd of nickel ..."
5. Ancient Mineralogy: Or, An Inquiry Respecting Mineral Substances Mentioned by Nathaniel Fish Moore (1859)
"3 A well-chosen specimen of prase, when cut, affords a tolerable imitation of
the emerald. (Min. des Gens du Monde, p. 151. ..."
6. Minerals and Metals: Their Natural History, and Uses in the Arts; with (1852)
"prase is of various shades of green. It consists of quartz, enclosing actinolite,
a mineral consisting itself of quartz, alumina, lime, and magnesia. ..."
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