topaz.
A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
Meaning & usage
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.
Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones.
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
Where this word comes from
From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).
Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
Where this word comes from
From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).
A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
Where this word comes from
Various theories. Hobson-Jobson mentions as possibilities a corruption of Persian (from Turkish) top-chi, "gunner", or a connection with topee, from the hats they wore.
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