false topaz

false topaz
citrine (def. 2).

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  • False topaz — Topaz To paz, n. [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind of precious stone, Gr. to pazos, topa zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap to glow (cf. {Tepid}). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a small island in the Red Sea, where …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • false topaz — noun a yellow quartz • Syn: ↑topaz, ↑common topaz • Hypernyms: ↑quartz …   Useful english dictionary

  • false topaz — citrine (quartz with ferric iron) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • false topaz — noun another term for citrine …   English new terms dictionary

  • Topaz — To paz, n. [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind of precious stone, Gr. to pazos, topa zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap to glow (cf. {Tepid}). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a small island in the Red Sea, where the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • topaz hummer — Topaz To paz, n. [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind of precious stone, Gr. to pazos, topa zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap to glow (cf. {Tepid}). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a small island in the Red Sea, where …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • topaz — /ˈtoʊpæz / (say tohpaz) noun 1. a mineral, a fluorosilicate of aluminium, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colours, and used as a gem (true topaz or precious topaz). 2. a yellow variety of sapphire (oriental topaz) …  

  • false — adj. & adv. adj. 1 not according with fact; wrong, incorrect (a false idea). 2 a spurious, sham, artificial (false gods; false teeth; false modesty). b acting as such; appearing to be such, esp. deceptively (a false lining). 3 illusory; not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • common topaz — noun a yellow quartz • Syn: ↑topaz, ↑false topaz • Hypernyms: ↑quartz * * * topaz (def. 2) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Topaza pella — Topaz To paz, n. [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or topazion, a kind of precious stone, Gr. to pazos, topa zion; possibly akin to Skr. tap to glow (cf. {Tepid}). According to some, the name is from Topazos, a small island in the Red Sea, where …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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