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单词 prase
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prase

[ preyz ]
/ preɪz /

noun Mineralogy.

a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.

Origin of prase

1350–1400; <French <Latin prasius leek-green stone <Greek prásios leek-green, derivative of práson leek; replacing Middle English prassius<Latin, as above

Words nearby prase

prankish, prankster, pranky, prao, Prasad, prase, praseodymium, prat, Pratchett, prate, pratfall
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Example sentences from the Web for prase

  • Chrysoprase and Prase are terms applied to an apple green to bright green chalcedony or compact, jasper-like form of quartz.

    Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 2 [February 1902]|Various

  • The folks is all lawd in prase of my biskit which is no trubble at all to roll out.

    The Carter Girls|Nell Speed

  • A fine specimen of prase when cut affords a fair imitation of the emerald.

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for prase

prase
/ (preɪz) /

noun

a light green translucent variety of chalcedony

Word Origin for prase

C14: from French, from Latin prasius a leek-green stone, from Greek prasios, from prason a leek
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