02-13-2003, 02:28 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Aug 2002
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As much as I would like to agree with Burra...
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beryl
\Ber"yl\ (b[e^]r"[i^]l), n. [F. b['e]ryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]rya. Cf. Brilliant.] (Min.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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My New World Dictionary of the American Language says that, too, though it's a Second Edition from 1974! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]
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