topaz
IPA: tˈoʊpæz
noun
- A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
- An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
- A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
- (heraldry) Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones.
- (historical, British India) A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
- Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza.
- A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat
- (rare) A female given name
- A census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States.
adjective
- Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
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Examples of "topaz" in Sentences
- "But a topaz is a stone, " I said, -a kind of semiprecious stone.
- The name topaz is derived from the Greek _topazos_, which is the name of
- The very word topaz is a derivative of an ancient Sanskrit word, topas, meaning “heat.”
- Generally, the yellow variety of quartz is given the name topaz, although the true topaz is much rarer.
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