The name garnet has been used since ancient times. From Wordnik.com. [Garnet] Reference
A blend of 80% merlot, 15% cabernet franc, 3% malbec and 2% petit verdot, this medium-dark garnet is very old world on the nose. From Wordnik.com. [New York Cork Club] Reference
As a result, the maker of industrial grade minerals such as garnet, reported net income of. From Wordnik.com. [Market News] Reference
Ehrenwald advises looking for something with a colorful center stone, such as garnet or aquamarine. From Wordnik.com. [Paramus Post] Reference
This word was used to denote any shining stone of a red colour, such as garnet, a production of the country. From Wordnik.com. [An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800] Reference
Pyrope garnet (Arizona ruby, cape ruby), hessonite garnet. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
Peridot (chrysolite), demantoid garnet ( "olivine"), jade. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
The demantoid garnet (sometimes called "olivine" in the trade). From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
On one finger her small garnet ring glittered in the candlelight. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
The green, green omelet was topped with garnet-colored barberries. From Wordnik.com. [Fresh Foods Ring in Persian New Year of Nowruz] Reference
The colour is brilliant garnet, the flavour refreshing and curiously spicy. From Wordnik.com. [Nigel Slater's seared beef, and elderberry apple pancake recipes] Reference
She was in a dress of garnet silk, fitting perfectly her tall and graceful form. From Wordnik.com. [In and Around Berlin] Reference
One is the variety of red garnet known as almandine, and the other is the jargoon. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference
Oriental amethyst, 85 cat's eye (see "Cat's eye") emerald, 85 garnet, 101 topaz, 85. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
The garnet, on the other hand, when of fire-red hue, is darker than any but the Siam ruby. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
So, too, are glass imitations of ruby and ruby doublets (which consist of glass and garnet). From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
The demantoid garnet is also very soft as compared with emerald (6-1/2 as against nearly 8). From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
Notwithstanding Amrei's resistance she wrenches the garnet-necklace from her throat and beats her. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
Similarly the pyrope garnet of the diamond mines of South Africa is incorrectly called "Cape ruby.". From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
A further form of lime-iron garnet is the "pyreneite," first found in the Pyrenees Mountains, hence its name. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
(A) iron-alumina (called also almandine and precious or oriental garnet), 101 sub-variety, common garnet, 101. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
While glass and a small number of precious stones (diamond, garnet, and spinel) bend light as was illustrated in. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
The garnet brooch they cleaned may have lain on the breast of a princess, but more modest finds are also crucial. From Wordnik.com. [How Sittingbourne discovered an archaeological treasure trove] Reference
Thinking about that prude, she yanked on a pair of garnet thigh-highs and considered this evening's satisfaction. From Wordnik.com. [What You Never Thought You Wanted] Reference
While a fine garnet may make a fair-looking "ruby" when by itself, it looks inferior and dark when beside a fine ruby. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
Brown garnet (hessonite or cinnamon stone), sometimes wrongly called hyacinth in the trade, is of a deep reddish-brown color. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
It is deep in shade, less red than cinnamon stone, and with marked dichroism, which both brown diamond and brown garnet lack. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
This inferior variety of the iron-alumina garnet is called the "common" garnet, and has little lustre, being sometimes opaque. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
At last she takes off her garnet-necklace, and hangs it round Amrei's neck, promising Dami a pair of good leather breeches. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
Similarly, ruby can at once be distinguished from even the finest garnet or ruby spinel, as the last two are singly refracting. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
There are four principal varieties of garnet (although specimens of garnet frequently show a crossing or blending of the types). From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
For the third consecutive home game, USC opted to wear its all-garnet uniforms – and for the third consecutive home game, USC won. From Wordnik.com. [USC-UGA: Taking Note] Reference
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