amethyst
(æməθɪst )
Word forms: amethysts
1. variable noun
Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold.
...rows of amethyst beads.
Amethyst was believed by the Greeks to protect a person from drunkenness.
2. colour
Amethyst is used to describe things that are pale purple in colour.
...as the colours changed from green to amethyst.
...amethyst glass.
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