Definitions
A mineral whose varieties include emerald and aquamarine.
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.
Used in a sentence
“The crown was set with six beryls of excellent size and color.”
“The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl […]”
“His buskins were laced with gold, and from his belt hung a sword, narrow of blade and keen, the hilt rough with beryls and black diamonds.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Emerald mineral”5 letters
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