Lewis & Short

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† capnĭas, ae, m., = καπνίας, smoky.

  1. I. (Sc. οἶνος.) A kind of wine, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.
  2. II. A precious stone of a smoky hue, of several varieties.
    1. A. A kind of jasper, Plin. 37, 9, 37, § 118 (called, id. 37, 10, 56, § 151, capnitis = καπνίτης).
    2. B. A kind of chrysolite; prob. our smoky topaz, Plin. 37, 9, 44, § 128.