kumst

See also: kumšt

English

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Noun

kumst (uncountable)

1. An opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber
   • 1968, Max Bauer, Precious stones: a popular account of their characters, ..., volume 2:

     Yellow and brownish-yellow bastard amber is described as kumst-coloured, from the East Prussian name "Kumst" for cabbage

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

     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