n. A hyacinth. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo. ]
Hyacinth bean (Bot.),
a. Hyacinthine. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. hyacinthinus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Belonging to the hyacinth; resembling the hyacinth; in color like the hyacinth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
The hyacinthine boy, for whom
Morn well might break and April bloom. Emerson.
n. (Greek mythology) The seven daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades
Vext the dim sea. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A natural family of canids comprising the hyenas.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; glassy, fr.
n. [ See Hyaline. ] The process of becoming, or the state of being, transparent like glass. [ 1913 Webster ]