amethyst+(color)

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• Amethyst (color) — infobox color title=Amethyst hex=9966CC r=153|g=102|b=204 c= 25|m= 50|y= 0|k= 20 h=270|s= 50|v= 80The color amethyst is a moderate, transparent violet. Its name is derived from the stone amethyst, a form of quartz. Though the color of natural… …   Wikipedia

• Amethyst (disambiguation) — Amethyst is a semi precious mineral.Amethyst may also refer to:* Amethyst flower, an annual showy plant with violet blue blooms * Amethyst (color), named after the mineral * Amethyst gasfield, a hydrocarbon (natural gas field) production field of …   Wikipedia

• Amethyst — Infobox mineral name = Amethyst category = Mineral variety boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula = Silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2) molweight = color = violet habit = 6 sided prism ending in 6 sided pyramid (typical) system =… …   Wikipedia

• Amethyst — Am e*thyst, [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. am[ e]thyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. ? without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; a priv. + ? to be drunken, ? strong drink, wine. See {Mead}.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• amethyst — (n.) violet quartz, late 13c., ametist, from O.Fr. ametiste (Mod.Fr. améthyste) and directly from M.L. amatistus, from L. amethystus, from Gk. amethystos amethyst, lit. not intoxicating, from a not + methyskein make drunk, from methys wine (see …   Etymology dictionary

• amethyst — amethystine /am euh this tin, tuyn/, adj. amethystlike, adj. /am euh thist/, n. 1. a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem. 2. a purplish tint. adj. 3. having the color of amethyst. 4. containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst …   Universalium

• amethyst — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Amethyst gem clam — Taxobox name = Amethyst gem clam regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Veneridae genus = Gemma genus authority = Deshayes, 1853 species = G. gemma binomial = Gemma gemma binomial authority = Totten,… …   Wikipedia

• amethyst — am•e•thyst [[t]ˈæm ə θɪst[/t]] n. 1) mir jew a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem 2) a purplish tint 3) having the color of amethyst 4) jew containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst brooch[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME… …   From formal English to slang

• color — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rainbow hue Nouns 1. color, hue, tint, tinge, shade, dye, complexion, tincture, cast, coloration, glow, flush; tone, key; color organ; Technicolor. 2. pure, primary, positive, or complementary color;… …   English dictionary for students

• color — Synonyms and related words: Adrianople red, Alice blue, Arabian red, Argos brown, Bordeaux, Brunswick black, Brunswick blue, Burgundy, Capri blue, Cassel yellow, Chinese blue, Chinese white, Claude tint, Cologne brown, Columbian red, Congo rubine …   Moby Thesaurus