diamond dust

pulverized diamonds, used as an abrasive.

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Question 1 of 7

What does "scattergood" mean?

First recorded in 1695–1705

It flashed like handfuls of diamond-dust thrown into the light, and descended as noiselessly and airily as vapor.
South-Sea Idyls|Charles Warren Stoddard
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
Frost in the air of that early Winter day lent its sunlight the cold brilliance of diamond-dust.
Linda Lee, Incorporated|Louis Joseph Vance
I laughed with joy as I breathed the pure air, laden with the scent of pines and the diamond-dust of snow.
Mountain Meditations|L. Lind-af-Hageby

With a curse he hurled it into diamond-dust against the bulwarks.
Caybigan|James Hopper