The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cymophane
Cymophane \Cym"o*phane\ (s?m"?-f?n or s?"m?-), n. [Gr. ??? wave + ??? To appear: cf. F. cymophane. So named in allusion to a peculiar opalescence often seen in it.] (Min.) See Chrysoberyl.
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cymophane
n. (context mineral English) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
Usage examples of "cymophane".
In her dark hair was the likeness of the horned moon in honey-coloured cymophanes every stone whereof held a straight beam of light imprisoned that quivered and gleamed as sunbeams quiver wading in the clear deeps of a summer sea.