AMETHYST


Meaning of AMETHYST in English

n. a precious stone of a violet or purple variety of quartz.

Derivatives:

amethystine adj.

Etymology: ME f. OF ametiste f. L amethystus f. Gk amethustos not drunken, the stone being supposed to prevent intoxication

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.