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citrine
CIDE DICTIONARY
citrine, a. [F. citrin. See Citron.].
Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow. [1913 Webster]
citrine, n.
A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
citrine, adj. & n.
--adj. lemon-coloured.
--n. a transparent yellow variety of quartz. Also called false topaz.
--adj. lemon-coloured.
--n. a transparent yellow variety of quartz. Also called false topaz.
Etymology
ME f. OF citrin (as CITRUS)
ROGET THESAURUS
citrine
Yellowness
N yellowness, yellow, or, gamboge, cadmium-yellow, chrome-yellow, Indian-yellow king's-yellow, lemonyellow, orpiment, yellow ocher, Claude tint, aureolin, xanthein, xanthin, zaofulvin, crocus, saffron, topaz, xanthite, yolk, jaundice, London fog, yellowness, icterus, xantho- cyanopia, xanthopsia, yellow, aureate, golden, flavous, citrine, fallow, fulvous, fulvid, sallow, luteous, tawny, creamy, sandy, xanthic, xanthous, jaundiced, auricomous, gold-colored, citron-colored, saffron-colored, lemon-colored, lemon yellow, sulphur-colored, amber-colored, straw-colored, primrose- colored, creamcolored, xanthocarpous, xanthochroid, xanthopous, yellow as a quince, yellow as a guinea, yellow as a crow's foot, warm, advancing.For further exploring for "citrine" in Webster Dictionary Online