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
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
In this way we are enabled to identify a jargoon or an almandine merely by looking at it.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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