See Also: hyacinthine(dictionary)

hyacinthine (iou)



hyacinthine adjective. M17.
[Latin hyacinthinus from Greek huakinthinos, from huakinthos: see -INE2.]
Of the colour of a hyacinth (the gem or the flower). Chiefly poet. & rhet., as an epithet of hair. M17.
Consisting of or decorated with hyacinths (the flower). poet. L17.
Also hyacinthian adjective E18.