argyrodamas

argyrodamas
argyrŏdămas, antis, m., = argurodamas, a silver-colored stone, similar to the diamond, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 144.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • ARGYRODAMAS — genus lapidis, sic dictum, an quod argentum domaret at ad se raperer, quod Plin, tradit de anarodamante (quem cum argyrodamante confundit.) l. 36. c. 20. An quod argentei coloris esset? Certe videtur Argyrodamas appellatus, tamquam Argenteus… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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