Obs. [corruption of L. hephæstitis, a. Gr. *ἡφαιστῖτις, f. Ἤφαιστος the name of the God of Fire.] A jewel described by Pliny.
1567. Maplet, Gr. Forest, 7. [Of Stones] Efestides is in colour … shamefast and childish.
1688. R. Holme, Armoury, II. 40/1. The Efestide, is a stone that being held against the Sun is Fiery coloured.
