Garnet Meaning
/ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
nounA dark red color, like that of the gemstone.
Sentence Examples
Mommy, I want you to buy me a garnet!
Pliny groups several stones, including garnet, under the term carbunculus.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The necklace had a large, dark red ____ as its centerpiece.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The jeweler used a deep red ____ as the centerpiece for the beautiful and elegant silver necklace.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson:
"How many needles Betty Flanders had lost there! and her garnet brooch."
— 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, page 127:
"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.)"
— 2012 March 26, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128:
"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."
— 1893, Charles Bushell, The Rigger's Guide and Seaman's Assistant:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The necklace had a large, dark red ____ as its centerpiece.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The jeweler used a deep red ____ as the centerpiece for the beautiful and elegant silver necklace.