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garnet
1[gahr-nit]
noun
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.
a deep-red color.
Garnet
2[gahr-nit]
noun
Henry Highland, 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.
garnet
1/ ˈɡɑːɪ /
noun
any of a group of hard glassy red, yellow, or green minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium, iron, manganese, chromium, magnesium, and aluminium in cubic crystalline form: used as a gemstone and abrasive. Formula: A 3 B 2 (SiO 4 ) 3 where A is a divalent metal and B is a trivalent metal
garnet
2/ ˈɡɑːɪ /
noun
nautical a tackle used for lifting cargo
garnet
Any of several common red, brown, black, green, or yellow minerals having the general chemical formula A 3 B 2 SiO 8, where A is either calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), or manganese (Mn) and B is either aluminum (Al), manganese, iron, chromium (Cr), or vanadium (V). Garnet crystals are dodecahedral in shape, transparent to semitransparent, and have a vitreous luster. They usually occur in metamorphic rocks but also occur in igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Other 51Թ Forms
- garnetlike adjective
- ˈԱ-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of garnet1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of garnet1
Origin of garnet2
Example Sentences
"We could see it was something really exciting as despite more than 1,000 years in the ground we could see glints of the possible garnet setting."
How lumpy our bed was with all her lockets and bangles and her garnet ring.
Any sweet potato will work — Japanese yams, garnet sweet potatoes, jeweled sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes — whatever you have available.
"Such radial cracks can only form if the host mineral, the garnet, stays very strong," explains Duretz.
Otherwise he’d be running the sideline in Texas Christian purple, Auburn burnt orange and navy blue or the lovely garnet of Florida State.
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When To Use
A garnet is a deep-red transparent gemstone.This is just one type of garnet, which is a type of mineral. Garnet can also be brown, black, green, or yellow, and some kinds are opaque (nontransparent). Still, the name garnet is most popularly associated with the glassy red gemstone, and the word garnet can also be used to refer to a deep-red color.Garnet gems are traditionally considered semiprecious, which is a label applied to a class of gems that have commercial value but one that is less than that of stones labeled precious. However, garnets can cost much more than some precious stones.Garnet is the traditional birthstone for the month of January. It is also associated with the zodiac signs Capricorn and Aquarius.Along with its use in jewelry and other decorative uses, garnet is also used as an abrasive, which is a material used for grinding or polishing. For example, garnet paper is a kind of sandpaper made with crushed garnet.Example: My mom gave me a necklace with a garnet pendant for my birthday.
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