peridot

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a transparent yellow-green or olive-green gem-quality variety of the mineral olivine

   The jeweller set the bright green peridot in a simple gold ring.

2. 2
   noun

   a yellowish or olive green resembling the gemstone

   The silk shifted from gold to peridot in the light.

3. 3
   adj

   having the yellowish-green colour of peridot

   Peridot beads bordered the darker emerald stones.

From Middle English peritot through Anglo-Norman and later French peridot; the deeper origin is uncertain. Medieval and early modern gem names were fluid, and peridot was often grouped with stones called chrysolite.

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