Associations to the word «Beryl»

Wiktionary

BERYL, noun. (uncountable) (mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone.
BERYL, noun. (countable) An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.
BERYL, noun. (uncountable) A dull blueish green colour.
BERYL, adjective. Of a dull blueish green colour.
BERYL, proper noun. A female given name derived from the gem beryl.

Dictionary definition

BERYL, noun. The chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope