jacinth
pronunciation
How to pronounce jacinth in British English:
UK ['dʒæsɪnθ; 'dʒeɪ-]
How to pronounce jacinth in American English:
US [ 'dʒesɪnθ]
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- Noun:
- a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
Word Origin
- jacinth
- jacinth: see hyacinth
- jacinth (n.)
- c. 1200, a blue gem (occasionally a red one), from Old French jacinte "hyacinth; jacinth" (see hyacinth). In modern use, a reddish-orange gem.
Example
- 1. In the third row a jacinth , an agate and an amethyst ;
- 2. In the third , a jacinth , an agate , and an amethyst ;
- 3. The fifth , sardonyx ; the sixth , sardius ; the seventh , chrysolite ; the eighth , beryl ; the ninth , topaz ; the tenth , chrysoprase ; the eleventh , jacinth ; the twelfth , amethyst .
- 4. The fifth , sardonyx ; the sixth , sardius ; the seventh , chrysolyte ; the eighth , beryl ; the ninth , a topaz ; the tenth , a chrysoprasus ; the eleventh , a jacinth ; the twelfth , an amethyst .
- 5. The fifth , sardonyx : the sixth , sardius : the seventh , chrysolite : the eighth , beryl : the ninth , a topaz : the tenth , a chrysoprasus : the eleventh , a jacinth : the twelfth , an amethyst .