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▪ I. † cyprine, a.1 Obs.—0
[Erroneous formation. L. cyprinum, Gr. κύπρινον are deriv. of Cyprus cypre, the henna plant.]
1656Blount Glossogr., Cyprine..of or belonging to the Cypress-Tree. [Hence in Ash 1775 and mod. Dicts.]
▪ II. cyprine, a.2 Ichth.|ˈsɪpraɪn, -ɪn|
[ad. L. cyprīn-us, a. Gr. κυπρῖνος carp.]
Belonging to the carp genus Cyprīnus, or the carp family, Cyprinidæ.
1828in Webster; whence in mod. Dicts.
▪ III. cyprine, n. Min.|ˈsɪpraɪn|
[mod. f. L. cyprius of copper q.v.]
A blue variety of vesuvianite supposed to contain copper.
1823Phillips Min. 262 Cyprine. |