jacinth

From Middle English jacynct, partly from Old French jacincte, and partly from Old English iacinþ, both from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). Doublet of hyacinth.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθ/, /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.sɪnθ/

jacinth (countable and uncountable, plural jacinths)

1. A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 21:20:

     The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

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