a.; also 7 -istine, 8 -estyne. [ad. L. amethystinus, a. Gr. ἀμεθύστιν-ος, f. ἀμέθυστ-ος: see prec. and -INE.]
1. Containing, or composed of, amethyst.
1670. E. Brown, in Phil. Trans., V. 1197. Amethysts or Amethystine mixtures in the clefts of the Rocks.
1695. Woodward, Nat. Hist. Earth, IV. (1723), 244. Gold grains, Amethistine Pebles, Amber.
1877. Ll. Jewitt, Half-hrs. among Eng. Antiq., 206. Beads of amethystine quartz … are found.
2. Amethyst-colored; violet-purple.
1671. J. Webster, Metallogr., xv. 211. Most elegant Amethystine flowers.
1772. Pennant, Tours in Scotl. (1774), 218. Crystalline kernels, of an amethestyne color.
1834. Disraeli, Rev. Epick, I. i. 8. Bright beings like the morn, With amethystine wings.
1870. H. Macmillan, Bible Teach., i. 2. The Pleiades, or Seven Stars, glittering and quivering with radiance in the amethystine ether, like a breastplate of jewels—the Urim and Thummim of the Eternal.
