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Definition of: garnet
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(gär′nit) noun
1. Any of a group of mineral double salts (silicates) of isometric crystalline form and varied composition, used as gemstones and abrasives.
2. A variable deep red color characteristic of certain varieties of garnet, as pyrope and almandine. [<OF grenat <Med. L granatum <L, a pomegranate; so called from its color]
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