garnet

noun

gar·net | \ ˈgär-nət

Definition of garnet

1 : a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive

2 : a variable color averaging a dark red

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Examples of garnet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Coming up big when someone in garnet and gold needed to come up big, Polite was politely forgotten about at a key moment. — Tom Noie, The Indianapolis Star, "Anthony Polite opens up for Florida State in not-sot-polite trouncing of Colorado," 23 Mar. 2021 Not to be outdone were her baubles by Bulgari: pink gold drop earrings with pavé diamonds and amethyst, rubellite, and garnet beads; and four pink gold and diamond rings. — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, "Zendaya Stuns in Valentino at the 2021 Critics’ Choice Awards," 8 Mar. 2021 For Hill, that meant covering his mouth and nose with a garnet and gold mask from Florida State. — Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, "A sign of the times: Karr's Destyn Hill reveals Florida State football choice on face mask," 3 Feb. 2021 Reviewers rave over this one with its subtle balloon sleeves, mock turtleneck and pretty color options, which include ocean blue, dark gray, garnet and white. — Cnn Underscored Staff, CNN Underscored, "The best Nordstrom sales this Cyber Monday," 30 Nov. 2020 Seth Williams' shadow was wearing a garnet No. 1 jersey on Saturday. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, "South Carolina’s Jaycee Horn gets best of Seth Williams, Auburn," 17 Oct. 2020 Brick red or garnet have earthy undertones that are grounding and conjure feelings of stability. — Washington Post, "Pandemic and other 2020 angst getting you down? There’s a color for that.," 17 Sep. 2020 Solids are memorable The case for ions in crystal, like ytterbium in yttrium-aluminum-garnet, is a bit different. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Quantum computing’s also-rans and their fatal flaws," 30 Nov. 2019 The sea of Texas Tech fans in garnet and black watched on in silence as the Longhorns held a 66-58 lead –– the biggest lead of the game at the time –– with only 50.5 seconds left. — Alex Briseno, Dallas News, "Texas’ late-season push continues with 68-58 win over No. 22 Texas Tech," 29 Feb. 2020

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