Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Chrysolite
chrysolite, n. [ME crisolite < Gk. chrusolithos, a bright yellow stone.] (webplay: green).
Green-colored gem (see Revelation 21:19-20); [fig.] green flash; vibrant greenish radiance just before the sun is out of sight at dusk.
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