Garnet
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɡɑË(ɹ).nÉ™t/
Origin 1
From Middle English granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat ("pomegranate red").
Full definition of garnet
Noun
garnet
(plural garnets)- (mineral) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
- 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 127:How many needles Betty Flanders had lost there! and her garnet brooch.
- 2012-03, Lee A. Groat, Gemstones, Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are … . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
- A dark red.
Derived terms
Adjective
adjective
- Of a dark red colour.