Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A rose-red or pink variety of garnet, a silicate mineral used as a gem.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A variety of garnet of rose-red color and brilliant luster, sometimes used as a gem: found in Macon county, North Carolina.
Wiktionary
- n. A purplish-red garnet.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone
Examples
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A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public
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“What do these have in common: hessonite, tsavorite, rhodolite, demantoid?”
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