topazos

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

tŏpazŏs (-zus), i, f. (m., ap. Prisc. Perieg. 1021), = τόπαζος,

a precious stone , the ancient topaz , a chrysolite or green jasper , Plin. 37, 8, 32, § 107; Ven. Fort. Carm. 8, 5, 272; id. Vit. Mart. 3, 517. — Collat. forms: tŏpazĭus , i, f., Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10; Tŏpazĭon , ii, m., Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 16, 41; 16, 42; Isid. 16, 9, 9; Tŏpazōn , ōntis, m., Prud. Psych. 861.