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garnet

noun
/ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from grenate
  2. inherited from gernet

Definitions

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

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

  2. A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.

  3. Of a dark red colour.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

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

      • 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.

    2. To shred (twisted wool fiber, rags, etc.) so that it can be reused.

    3. A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.

    4. An unincorporated community in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States.

    5. A ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States.

    6. An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.

    7. A female given name from French.

    8. The ship of characters Ruby and Sapphire from the Steven Universe series, who combine to…

      The ship of characters Ruby and Sapphire from the Steven Universe series, who combine to create the character Garnet.

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Derived

common garnet, cross-garnet, demantoid garnet, garnetberry, garnet brown, garnetiferous, garnet-throated hummingbird, garnet yam, garnierite, gooseberry garnet, hydrogarnet, mandarin garnet, rose garnet, tsavorite garnet, YAG, yttrium iron garnet

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA