capnias

capnias
capnĭas, ae, m., = kapnias, smoky.
I.
(Sc. oinos.) A kind of wine, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.—
II.
A precious stone of a smoky hue, of several varieties.
A.
A kind of jasper, Plin. 37, 9, 37, § 118 (called, id. 37, 10, 56, § 151, capnitis = kapnitês).—
B.
A kind of chrysolite; prob. our smoky topaz, Plin. 37, 9, 44, § 128.

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

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