amethyst

  1. Noun.  A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) A purple colour.
  3. Noun.  (tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
  4. Adjective.  Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone.

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