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English Dictionary: beryl by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beryl
n
  1. the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[ecr]r"[icr]l), n. [F. b[82]ryl, OF. beril, L.
      beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][umac]rya.
      Cf. {Brilliant}.] (Min.)
      A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much
      beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or
      bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a
      silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The
      {aquamarine} is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a
      gem. The {emerald} is another variety highly prized in
      jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is
      probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Beryl, UT
      Zip code(s): 84714

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Beryl
      the rendering in the Authorized Version of the Hebrew word
      _tarshish_, a precious stone; probably so called as being
      brought from Tarshish. It was one of the stones on the
      breastplate of the high priest (Ex. 28:20; R.V. marg.,
      "chalcedony;" 39:13). The colour of the wheels in Ezekiel's
      vision was as the colour of a beryl stone (1:16; 10:9; R.V.,
      "stone of Tarshish"). It is mentioned in Cant. 5:14; Dan. 10:6;
      Rev. 21:20. In Ezek. 28:13 the LXX. render the word by
      "chrysolite," which the Jewish historian Josephus regards as its
      proper translation. This also is the rendering given in the
      Authorized Version in the margin. That was a gold-coloured gem,
      the topaz of ancient authors.
     
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