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| gar·net [ grnət ] (plural gar·nets) |
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1. red semiprecious stone: a variously colored crystalline silicate mineral. Source: metamorphic and igneous rocks. Use: gems.
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2. dark red color: a dark red color
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| [13th century. Probably via Middle Dutch garnate< Old French grenat "dark red" < pome grenate "pomegranate," because of its color] |
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 gar·net adjective |
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