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garnet

gar·net [ grnət ] (plural gar·nets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. red semiprecious stone: a variously colored crystalline silicate mineral. Source: metamorphic and igneous rocks. Use: gems.

2. dark red color: a dark red color

[13th century. Probably via Middle Dutch garnate< Old French grenat "dark red" < pome grenate "pomegranate," because of its color]

gar·net adjective
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