garnet

plural garnets

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

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

   1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, page 127

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   On the back of one cover BRADSHAW, in beryls, was encrusted; on the back of the other, A.B.C. GUIDE, in amethysts, beryls, chrysoprases, and garnets.

   1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson

   Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

   2012 March 28, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128

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

   Beyond the doors was a brick chamber from the floor of which burst great garnet and orange flames like pentecostal tongues.

   2021, Reggie Oliver, “Shadowy Waters”, in A Maze for the Minotaur and Other Strange Stories

1. Of a dark red colour.

plural garnets

1. nauticalA 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.

   1893, Charles Bushell, The Rigger's Guide and Seaman's Assistant

present singular third person garnets · participle present garneting · participle past garneted · past garneted

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

1. A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
2. An unincorporated community in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States.
3. A ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
5. A female given name from French.
6. slanglifestyleThe ship of characters Ruby and Sapphire from the Steven Universe series, who combine to create the character Garnet.

   Synonyms: Rupphire