kumst

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noun

An opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber

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Meanings

nounkumst (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn 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 cabbage

    1968, Max Bauer, Precious stones: a popular account of their characters, ..., volume 2
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    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-leaf

    2006, Patty C. Rice, Amber: Golden Gem of the Ages, page 11
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