† jaˈcounce, jaˈgounce Obs.
Also 5 iaconct.
[a. OF. jacunce (Roland, 11th c.), jagonce (Rom. Rose):—pop. L. type iacunti-us for *hiacynti-us, in cl. L. hyacinthius (sc. lapis), adj. from hyacinthus. With jaconct cf. jacinct, jacynct under jacinth.]
The jacinth or hyacinth (precious stone).
| ? a 1366 Chaucer Rom. Rose 1117 Rubyes there were, saphires, iagounces [Fr. Rubis i ot, saphirs, iagonces], And emeraudes, more than two ounces. ? a 1400 Lydg. Chorle & Byrde (Roxb.) 12 Ther is a stone whiche callid is a Iagounce..Whiche of fyn gold peyseth an once. ? c 1400 ― æsop's Fab. i. 54 Hid in the dunghill he founde a Iaconct [editor Jaconet, v.r. iacynct] stone. Ibid. 99 The best Iaconct in Ethiope is founde. a 1529 Skelton Sp. Parrot 365 More precious then the ryche iacounce. |