Definition of garnet Garnet
/gɑˈɹnʌt/ - [garnut] - gar•net
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What does garnet mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: garnets |
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| garnet - any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive | ||
| mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition | ||
| transparent gem a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion | ||
| almandite, almandine a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | ||
| andradite a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone | ||
| carbuncle an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus | ||
| cinnamon stone, essonite, hessonite a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown | ||
| pyrope a deep red garnet used as a gemstone | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- garnet (n.)
A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms. - garnet (n.)
A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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garnet
gär′net, n. a precious stone belonging to a group of minerals crystallising in the cubical system. [O. Fr. grenat—Low L. granatum, pomegranate; or Low L. granum, grain, cochineal, red dye.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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garnet
garant, a sort of tackle fixed to the main-stay of a merchant ship, and used to hoist in and out the goods of which the cargo is composed. -
garnet
is also a small tackle fastened to the clues or lower corners of the main-sail or fore-sail, for the purpose of trussing up those sails, as occasion requires; and hence it is called CLUE-GARNET, which see.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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garnet
A sort of purchase fixed to the main-stay of a merchant-ship, and used for hoisting the cargo in and out at the time of loading or delivering her. A whip.--Clue-garnet. (See CLUE and CLUE-GARNETS.)
Wikipedia 
- A garnet is one kind of silicate mineral. There are many different kinds of garnets, containing different metals. Crystals of garnet are often large and pretty. Their most common color is red or purple, but they can be found in almost all colors and are often used in jewelry. In the United States, garnet is the birthstone for people born in the month of January.
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🔤- garnet, noun, singular of garnets.
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