berylline en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English beryl Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English berylline From beryl + -ine.
Meanings
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Beryl-like; having a light blue-green colour.
He held out his leg so that I could examine the shackle about his ankle. His berylline flesh was swollen about it, as I have seen the bark of a tree swollen that had grown through an iron ring.
1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter III, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more berylline | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most berylline | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |