garnet

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade. ==== Noun ==== garnet (countable and uncountable, plural garnets) (mineralogy) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives. A dark red color, like that of the gemstone. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== grenade pomegranate ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ==== Adjective ==== garnet Of a dark red colour. ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== garnet (plural garnets) (nautical) A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out of a vessel. ===== Derived terms ===== clew-garnet === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== garnet (third-person singular simple present garnets, present participle garneting, simple past and past participle garneted) (transitive) To shred (twisted wool fiber, rags, etc.) so that it can be reused. ===== Derived terms ===== garneter === References === === Anagrams === Tanger, Argent, Granet, Gretna, argent, gerant, Gernat == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English garnet, from Middle English granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gar‧net === Noun === garnet (mineralogy) a hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives a dark red color, like that of the gemstone === Adjective === garnet of a dark red colour == Danish == === Noun === garnet n definite singular of garn == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === garnet n definite singular of garn == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === garnet n definite singular of garn == Swedish == === Noun === garnet definite singular of garn === Anagrams === regnat