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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, 5.30

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

capnĭas: ae, m., = καπνίας>, smoky.
I (Sc. οἶνος>.) 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 = καπνίτης>).—
   B A kind of chrysolite; prob. our smoky topaz, Plin. 37, 9, 44, § 128.