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Word entry · 8 letters

amethyst

Best crossword clue

"Purple gemstone"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæm.ə.θɪst/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aehmsttyStarts with AEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of a moderate purple color

Word origin

From Middle English ametist, from Old French ametiste (French améthyste), from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μεθύω (methúō, “to be drunk”), from μέθυ (méthu, “wine”).

Used in a sentence

  • The Field is Topaz, a Lion rampant Amethyst [...]
  • Purple, on the arms of princes Mercury, of peers amethyst, and of commoners purpure, [is represented] by diagonal lines from the sinister chief to the dexter base.
  • The Australian rapper Iggy Azalea was born Amethyst Amelia Kelly.

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