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Meanings of hyacinth in English

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jacint de compostel·la
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A red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone.

        jacint de compostel·la
        Usage of hyacinth in English
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        The First Assistant was pinning a spray of hyacinth in her cap.
        Love Stories
        2
        There are other women in the world who use hyacinth besides her.
        Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
        3
        The scent of hyacinth and narcissus seemed to be floating round him.
        Sir George Tressady — Volume II
        4
        They came to a lane bordered with copse, blue with wild hyacinth.
        Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife
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        Her broad-sleeved hyacinth robe fitted close to her figure, widening out below.
        Salammbo
        6
        That has led to the rapid growth of invasive plants, particularly water hyacinth.
        Reuters
        7
        The hyacinth nodded fragrantly on its stalk, and Ida nodded in her chair.
        Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances
        8
        For a few moments there remained still the haunting sweetness of the hyacinth.
        Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
        9
        The hyacinth-pink of the sunset-sky was now faintly silvered with moonlight.
        A Soldier of the Legion
        10
        From the window she can see a hyacinth bed in the court below.
        The new yorker
        11
        A large hyacinth bulb will do well in a 5-inch pot.
        Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
        12
        She is as pale as a hyacinth grown in a cellar.
        Crucial Instances
        13
        The rose, the lily, and the pale hyacinth-yes , Isawthem all three.
        Stories from Hans Andersen
        14
        Like some new-gathered snowy hyacinth, so white and cold and delicate it was
        Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertin...
        15
        Her eyes were blue as the blue hyacinth, her lips delicate and crimson.
        The Crest-Wave of Evolution / A Course of Lectures in History, G...
        16
        Farm-yard manure is preferred, but castor-cake and the water hyacinth-a weed-constitutegood substitutes.
        The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth
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