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granate

granate is the archaic form of garnet.

Meaning of garnet

Noun (1)

garnet (countable and uncountable, plural garnets)

  1. A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
    • 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
  2. A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.

Noun (2)

garnet (plural garnets)

  1. A 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

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Forms of granate

pluralgranates

Questions about granate

What is granate the archaic form of?
Granate is the archaic form of garnet.

Words near granate in the dictionary

  1. granary weevil
  2. granary weevils
  3. granarys
  4. Granata
  5. Granatas
  6. granate
  7. granates
  8. granaticin
  9. granaticins
  10. granatin
  11. granatins

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