Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
corundum .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) See
corrundum .
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Examples
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The diamond was not very well known among the ancients; and if we add to this reason the similarity between the words smiris, the Egyptian asmir, "emery", a species of corindon used to polish precious stones, and shmyr, the Hebrew word supposed to mean the diamond, we may conclude with probability that the limpid corindon was intended.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The genuine sapphire is a hyaline corindon of a beautiful blue colour; it is composed of nearly pure alumina, its colour being due to the presence of oxide of iron.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Despite the qualities mentioned in the Bible, the stone spoken of in the places referred to may be the limpid corindon, which exhibits the same qualities, and is used in India for the same purposes as we use the diamond.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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(corindon-brown) send to a friend subscription other artwork from fsolda slashdot it digg it del. icio.us
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