“beryls” is a form of
beryl
/ˈbɛɹ.əl/ noun, adjective, proper noun
Forms beryls Berel
- noun (uncountable, mineralogy) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈).
- noun (countable) An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl. “The crown was set with six beryls of excellent size and color.”
- noun (uncountable) A dull blueish green color.
- adjective Of a dull bluish green colour.
- proper noun A female given name from English derived from the gem beryl.
- proper noun (rare) A male given name from Yiddish, meaning “little bear”.
- proper noun A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beryl, from Old French beril, from Latin bērillus, bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), in turn borrowed from Middle Indic forms like Pali veḷuriya or Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀅 (verulia), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.
From beryl or an anglicization of Yiddish בערל (berl, literally “little bear”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
Etymology [F. béryl, OF. beril, L. beryllus, Gr. , prob. fr. Skr. vaid. Cf. Brilliant.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “beryl”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details