hyacinthine, hyacinth In

[Lat. hyacinth in us, from Gr. hyakinthinos, from hyakinthos =a hyacinth.] Made of or resembling hyacinths; "Hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering." Milton: P. L., iv. 301. B. As subst.: A cheer; a hurrah. Eng ., ch. xii. "Three loud huzzas were raised." - Macaulay : Hist . of the color of hyacinths; curling like a hyacinth. huz-za, v. i . . [HUZZA, 8.] IMG:content-1370.png:[blocks in formation] Min.: A white or reddish clay, described by Forchhammer, from Iceland. Composition: Silica, 50-99; alumina, 7.39; sesquioxide of iron, 21-21; magnesia, 19-96; and titanic acid, 0:46.