"garnet" Definition

Definitions for the word "garnet" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Glassy silicate mineral, esp. A red kind used as a gem. [medieval latin granatum *pomegranate]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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