demantoid
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of demantoid
1890–95; < German, equivalent to (obsolete) Demant diamond (< Middle High German diemant < Old French diamant ) + -oid -oid
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The other notable sale was a rare antique Renaissance Revival suite of sapphire, demantoid garnet and enamel jewelry attributed to Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany & Co Tiffany & Co., circa 1920.
From Forbes
The hardness is only 6.5, or lower even than that of quartz—a character rather adverse to the use of demantoid as a gem.
From Project Gutenberg
The green garnet that is called "olivine" in the trade also approaches diamond in luster, hence the name "demantoid," or diamond like, sometimes applied to it.
From Project Gutenberg
It sits within a scrolling frame suspending a flexible swag, accented by circular and oval-cut demantoid garnets and sapphires, highlighted by enamel floral sprays and suspended from a chain of floral links.
From Forbes
As was explained under garnet, jewelers frequently use the term "olivine" to designate demantoid garnet.
From Project Gutenberg
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