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Definition of mortaş in Turkish English dictionary
- amethyst
- {n} a precious stone of violet blue, white, gray or green
- A purple colour
- a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone of a moderate purple color
- Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
- Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery. The necklace consisted of amethysts set in gold. rows of amethyst beads
- A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
- It is much used as a jeweler's stone
- A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades
- Amethyst is used to describe things that are pale purple in colour. as the colours changed from green to amethyst. amethyst glass. Transparent, coarse-grained variety of quartz that is valued as a semiprecious gem for its violet colour. It contains a little more iron oxide (Fe2O3) than any other variety of quartz, and its colour probably arises from this iron content. Heating removes the colour or changes it to the yellow of citrine; most commercial citrine is made in this manner. Notable deposits are found in Brazil, Uruguay, Ontario, and North Carolina. The birthstone for February, amethyst is usually faceted with step cuts or emerald cuts but also has been used since ancient times for carved intaglios
- {i} purple semi-precious stone; purplish color, violet
- The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility
- A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms