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almondine

/ˈɑː(l)məndiːn/

almondine adjective: like or of the almond or almond tree.

Adjective

almondine (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Like or of the almond or almond tree.
  2. Garnished with almond slices.
    • You've probably heard of trout almondine, but how about cheese-baked trout, Parmesan trout, or trout with lemon rice stuffing?2009, Katy Koontz, Insiders' Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains, page 91

Noun

almondine (plural almondines)

  1. A gemstone that is either a deep red garnet or a purple spinel.

Synonyms of almondine

Forms of almondine

pluralalmondines
alternative formalmandine
alternative formalmandite

Origin of almondine

From Middle English almandin; equivalent to almond + -ine. Sense 2 is modelled on French almondin.

See almandine.

Questions about almondine

What does almondine mean?
Almondine means like or of the almond or almond tree.
What part of speech is almondine?
Almondine can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce almondine?
Almondine is pronounced /ˈɑː(l)məndiːn/.

Words near almondine in the dictionary

  1. almond-shaped
  2. Almondbank
  3. Almondbury
  4. almondier
  5. almondiest
  6. almondine
  7. almondines
  8. almondite
  9. almondites
  10. almondless
  11. almondlike

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