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kumst

kumst noun: an opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber.

Noun

kumst (uncountable)

  1. An opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber
    • Yellow and brownish-yellow bastard amber is described as kumst-coloured, from the East Prussian name "Kumst" for cabbage1968, Max Bauer, Precious stones: a popular account of their characters, ..., volume 2
    • Baltic carving constructed of "fatty turbid" amber was Kumst, which in German means cabbage or sauerkraut. The Polish amber industry today uses the term cabbage-leaf2006, Patty C. Rice, Amber: Golden Gem of the Ages, page 11

Questions about kumst

What does kumst mean?
Kumst means an opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber.
What part of speech is kumst?
Kumst is a noun.

Words near kumst in the dictionary

  1. kumquatinis
  2. kumquats
  3. kumrah
  4. kumrahs
  5. Kumrovec
  6. kumst
  7. Kumtag
  8. Kumtag Desert
  9. Kumtich
  10. Kumud
  11. Kumuda

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