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The "Seedy" Origins of Garnet
The deep-red color of this gemstone reminded the French of a red-skinned fruit. In early French the fruit was called pomme grenate, which means “seedy apple.” This later became pomegranate in English. The early French word grenate, meaning “seedy,” is the source of the adjective grenat, meaning “red like a pomegranate.” This word was then used as a noun to refer to the deep-red gemstone. When borrowed into English, grenat became garnet.
Examples of garnet in a Sentence
Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 20 June 2024
The 2019 is dark garnet with aromas of black plum, black currant, and a touch of bramble.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
Their 2020 Cab is ruby garnet colored in the glass and offers aromas of cassis, black plum, and a whiff of dark cocoa powder.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
The actress chose not to wear a necklace with the look, opting instead for a set of jewelry by Bulgari including high jewelry earrings in pink gold and featuring diamonds, pink tourmalines, morganites and mandarin garnets.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Garnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garnet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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garnet
noun
Middle English gernet "garnet," from early French gernete (same meaning), from gernet (adjective) "red like a pomegranate," from pomme gernete "pomegranate," literally, "seedy apple"; pomme from earlier pome "apple" and gernete derived from Latin granum "grain, seed" — related to grain, grenade, pomegranate
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