noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English diones, from Middle French dionise, from Latin dionysias, from Greek, of Dionysus, from Dionysos Dionysus
obsolete : a precious stone dark with red streaks reputed when dissolved in water to prevent drunkenness
noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English diones, from Middle French dionise, from Latin dionysias, from Greek, of Dionysus, from Dionysos Dionysus
obsolete : a precious stone dark with red streaks reputed when dissolved in water to prevent drunkenness
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012