hyacinthine

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hyacinthine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hyacinthine \Hy`a*cin"thine\, a. [L. hyacinthinus, Gr. ?.]
     Belonging to the hyacinth; resembling the hyacinth; in color
     like the hyacinth. --Milton.
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           His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers. --Cowper.
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           The hyacinthine boy, for whom
           Morn well might break and April bloom.   --Emerson.