almandine

American  

[al-muhn-deen, -dahyn, -din] / ˈæl mənˌdin, -ˌdaɪn, -dɪn /

noun

1. a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet.

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almandine British  

/ ˈælməndɪn, -ˌdaɪn /

noun

1. a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3

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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

Example Sentences

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

This should be "almandine," the word probably being a corruption of alabandina, a gem so called because found at Alabanda in Caria; it is a garnet of a violet or amethystine tint.

From The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Collins, John Churton

The perfect qualities, or almandine, as described above, are favourite stones with jewellers, who mount great quantities of them.

From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by Mastin, John