How To Use chrysoprase In A Sentence
- In vases of delicate murra huge bunches of blood-red roses hung their drooping heads, and beneath the feet carpets of heavy silk hid the exquisite beauty of mosaics of lapis-lazuli and chrysoprase. "Unto Caesar"
- Green jade looks like chrysoprase, emerald, or prase. The Lore of Gloranthan Gems and Near-Gems by Martin R. Crim Part II
- Or, again, if we borrow from Pope Innocent III. his ideas as to the mystical meanings of gems, we find that chalcedony, which is pale in the light and sparkles in the dark, is synonymous with humility; the topaz with chastity and the merit of good works, while the chrysoprase, the queen of minerals, implies wisdom and watchfulness. The Cathedral
- She makes 50 pieces a year using semiprecious stones such as aquamarines, hessonites, chrysoprase and pink tourmaline, and ranging from £800 to £50,000. Adding Jewels to Their Crowns
- Kenneth Jay Lane, for example, converted a chrysoprase-and - "diamond" necklace dripping with pearls into a mask for Benedetta Barzini, daughter of the Italian writer Luigi Barzini. A Night to Remember
- Poet to dictate blank verse to the pretty young secretary, who curled both feet round one leg of her chair, told him that she "loved his potry more'n anythink she'd ever read" and asked how all the hard words like "chrysoprase" and "asphdel" were spelt. Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy
- It had been chrysoprase, then it turned to aquamarine, and that to the bright full green of an emerald. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
- Bright green chrysoprase is very expensive, while Russian amber is so expensive, it's paid for by the gram.
- One could mistake cut and polished prase for chrysoprase, growstone, or green jade. The Lore of Gloranthan Gems and Near-Gems by Martin R. Crim Part II
- The various colors of chalcedony have their own names: jasper when brown, carnelian when red or reddish-brown, chrysoprase when green, agate when banded with different colors. Quartz
