Definitions for citrines

citrines cit·rine

Spelling: [si-treen, -trahyn, -trin, si-treen]
IPA: /ˈsɪ trin, -traɪn, -trɪn, sɪˈtrin/

Citrines is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 285 anagrams from letters in citrines (ceiinrst).

Definitions for citrines

noun

  1. a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.

adjective

  1. pale-yellow; lemon-colored.

Origin of citrines

1350-1400; Middle English Anglo-French; see citrus, -ine1

Examples for citrines

The third circle shows how slate, citrine and russet are made.

Cold greens contrast with purple and harmonize with citrine.

Slate is made of green and violet, and is thus also related to citrine.

We also see that purple and citrine harmonise, and green and russet, and orange and olive.

The citrine and the plum, however, are approximate contrasts.

About 1710 citrine and yellow were used in connection with the tan (Plate 2).

Made by combining two secondary colors; tertiary colors are slate, russet and citrine.

Tertiary Colours are three only, citrine, russet, and olive.

Thus, in citrine we find two equivalents of yellow, and one each of red and blue; hence it is the yellow tertiary.

Warm greens contrast with purple and harmonize with citrine.

Word Value for citrines
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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