topaz
See also: Topaz
English
Etymology
From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from the Ancient Greek proper noun Τοπάζιος (Topázios), ancient name of St. John's Island, Egypt, in the Red Sea, believed to be the first discovered source of the mineral τοπάζιον (topázion, “peridot”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
topaz (usually uncountable, plural topazes)
- A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
- An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
- 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 2, page 128:
- Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
- A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
- topaz:
- (historical, British India) A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
Descendants
- → Welsh: topas
Translations
gem
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colour
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Adjective
topaz
Translations
colour
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Topaz”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “topaz”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Czech
Noun
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- topaz (clear, yellowish-brown gemstone)
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
topaz m inan
- topaz (gem)
Declension
Declension of topaz
Derived terms
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
topaz f (Cyrillic spelling топаз)
- topaz (gemstone)
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