aventurine

Noun

Meaning

A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.

A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sunstone quartz emerald stone goldstone bloodstone peridot amazonite prehnite chrysoprase green crystal green semi-precious stone moss agate green gemstone heliolite

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Hypernyms

quartz transparent gem

Hyponyms

goldstone

Phrases with the word

green aventurine aventurine quartz

Anagrams

uninervate

Examples

Can Aventurine save the town from the dragons, the dragons from the town, and The Chocolate Heart and Marina from leaving Drachenburg? Source: Internet

There was the couple who had taken a respite from parenting their 7 children, one named Aventurine after a green stone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aventurescence aventurescent aventurin aventurine quartz aventurization avenue