almandine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of almandine
1670–80; < French, Middle French < Medieval Latin alamandīna, alabandīna a precious stone, probably a kind of garnet, equivalent to Alaband ( a ) a town in Asia Minor + -īna, feminine of -īnus -ine 1; compare Middle English alabaundaryne, alemaundine; cf. alabandite
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Guests dined on house-made burrata cheese, an entree choice of beef braciole or cod almandine and lemon meringue tart with limoncello ice cream for dessert.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
Sitting at the bar with her sister, regular Jasmine McWillie said the water crisis wouldn’t stop her from dining out on salmon and shrimp almandine.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2022
“I love you,” she tells Oscar, as if love will keep Oscar from serving her trout almandine for the rest of time.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2018
Down in the depths below, hidden in chlorite and mica, lies the cherry-coloured sparkling almandine, on which the tablet of our lives is graven.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
She filled the sleeves with sardonyx, almandine, and amethyst; and hid in her bosom diamonds and sapphires enough to purchase a kingdom.
From Fairy Book by Sophie May
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