Yellow+vesuvian

  • 1vesuvian — noun a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone • Syn: ↑vesuvianite, ↑idocrase • Hypernyms: ↑mineral …

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  • 2xanthite — n. Yellow vesuvian, yellow idocrase, yellow pyramidal garnet …

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  • 3Naples — /nay peuhlz/, n. 1. Italian, Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy. 1,223,342. 2. Bay of, Italian, Golfo di Napoli /gawl faw dee nah paw lee/. a bay in SW Italy: Naples located here. 22 mi. (35 km) long. 3. a town in S Florida. 17,581. * * * Italian… …

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  • 4vesuvianite — /veuh sooh vee euh nuyt /, n. a mineral, chiefly a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, commonly in tetragonal crystals and usually of a brown to green color; idocrase. [1885 90; VESUVIAN + ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral also called  idocrase … …

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  • 5idocrase — noun a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone • Syn: ↑vesuvianite, ↑vesuvian • Hypernyms: ↑mineral …

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  • 6vesuvianite — noun a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone • Syn: ↑vesuvian, ↑idocrase • Hypernyms: ↑mineral …

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  • 7fu|see — «fyoo ZEE», noun. 1. a large headed match that will burn in a wind; lucifer; vesuvian. 2. a flare used on railroads and highways as a warning signal. A fusee burns with a red or yellow light. 3. a spirally grooved, conical pulley between the… …

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