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diamond dust

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noun

pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.

Origin of diamond dust

First recorded in 1695–1705

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for diamond dust

Historical Examples of diamond dust

How her shining hair glitters, as if sprinkled with diamond-dust.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
Amanda Minnie Douglas
In the middle of dinner, it exploded like a cracker, and went literally into diamond-dust.
A Simpleton
Charles Reade
With a curse he hurled it into diamond-dust against the bulwarks.
Caybigan
James Hopper
The lapidary cuts them with a steel wheel, about eight inches in diameter, using oil and diamond-dust in cutting and polishing.
Three Years on the Plains
Edmund B. Tuttle
Whether it was diamond-dust or Achmet's thin thong that stopped the breath, it mattered not; it was sure.
The Weavers, Complete
Gilbert Parker