beryl
/ˈbɛɹ.əl/ noun C2- A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈).
- An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl. · The crown was set with six beryls of excellent size and color.
- A dull blueish green color.
Plural beryls
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“Halloa, Beryl!” said he, and it seemed to me that the tone of his greeting was not altogether a cordial one.
“And yet we manage to make ourselves fairly happy, do we not, Beryl?”
He married Beryl Garcia, one of the beauties of Costa Rica, and, having purloined a considerable sum of public money, he changed his name to Vandeleur and fled to England, where he established a school in the east of Yorkshire.
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