Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - garnet
Garnet
garnet
n. a vitreous silicate mineral, esp. a transparent deep-red kind used as a gem. Etymology: ME f. OF grenat f. med.L granatum POMEGRANATE, from its resemblance to the pulp of the fruit
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noun Etymology: Middle English gernet, from Anglo-French gernete, from gernet dark red, from pume gernete pomegranate Date: 14th century a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive, a variable color averaging a dark red, ~iferous adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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