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beryl (iou)



beryl noun & adjective. ME.
[Old French beril (mod. beryl) from Latin beryllus from Greek berullos, prob. of foreign origin.]
A. noun.
A transparent precious stone of a pale green colour passing into light blue, yellow, and white, distinguished only by colour from emerald and including aquamarine. Also beryl-stone. ME.
Crystal; a piece of cut crystal. LME-E17.
Mineralogy. A hexagonal silicate of beryllium and aluminium of which beryl (sense 1), emerald, morganite, etc., are varieties. M19.
The colour of beryl (sense 1). M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of beryl; composed of or resembling beryl. L15.