Garnet

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nÉ™t/

From Middle English granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat ("pomegranate red").

Full definition of garnet

Noun

1. (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.)
2. A dark red.

Derived terms

Adjective

adjective

1. Of a dark red colour.

Noun

1. (nautical) A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out.

Anagrams

• argent