garnet

  • 11garnet — garnetlike, adj. /gahr nit/, n. 1. any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive. 2. a… …

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  • 12Garnet — /gahr nit/, n. Henry Highland, 1815 82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist. * * * Any of a group of common silicate minerals with identical crystal structure but highly variable chemical composition. Garnets are most often found in metamorphic rocks …

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  • 13Garnet — El término Garnet puede referirse a: Al personaje Garnet Til Alexandros XVII del videojuego Final Fantasy IX. Canción de la banda japonesa Malice Mizer. Garnet, entorno de desarrollo de interfaces gráficas para LISP. Garnet, álbum de la seiyū… …

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  • 14Garnet-OS — Palm OS Entwickler Palm später PalmSource Version 6.0 Lizenz EULA Website …

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  • 15garnet — I. /ˈganət / (say gahnuht) noun 1. any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminium or iron, varying in colour. A deep red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive… …

  • 16garnet — [13] Garnet, as a term for a semiprecious stone, was borrowed from Middle Dutch garnate. This in turn came from Old French grenat ‘dark red’, the colour of the garnet, whose original inspiration was probably the pomegranate (in Old French pome… …

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  • 17garnet — UK [ˈɡɑː(r)nɪt] / US [ˈɡɑrnət] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms garnet : singular garnet plural garnets a dark, clear, red stone used in jewellery …

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  • 18garnet — [13] Garnet, as a term for a semiprecious stone, was borrowed from Middle Dutch garnate. This in turn came from Old French grenat ‘dark red’, the colour of the garnet, whose original inspiration was probably the pomegranate (in Old French pome… …

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  • 19garnet — 1. noun /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/ a) Hard transparent minerals that are often used as gemstones and abrasives. How many needles Betty Flanders had lost there! and her garnet brooch. b) A dark red. See Also: allochroite, almandine, andradite, carbuncle,… …

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  • 20garnet — gar·net (gahrґnət) a silicate of any combination of aluminum, cobalt, magnesium, iron, and manganese. Garnet particles are one of the abrasives commonly used on dental disks …

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