garnet

CEFRC1

/ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hard red or dark-colored precious stone.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.

Examples

  • Mommy, I want you to buy me a garnet!

  • Pliny groups several stones, including garnet, under the term carbunculus.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Of a dark red colour.

  2. A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.

  3. A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out of a vessel.

More examples

In context

  • How many needles Betty Flanders had lost there! and her garnet brooch.

  • On the back of one cover BRADSHAW, in beryls, was encrusted; on the back of the other, A.B.C. GUIDE, in amethysts, beryls, chrysoprases, and garnets.

  • Using a garnet for the lower-deck guns on the lower deck: Lash the centre of the yard to the mast, and hook both burtons to support the yard.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The necklace had a large, dark red blank as its centerpiece.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.