false diamond

British

noun

any of a number of semiprecious stones that resemble diamond, such as zircon and white topaz

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His cravat was a black ribbon pinned with a false diamond.

From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Leblanc, Maurice

Arrived before Abbas, he did not dare lift his eyes, lest he should see the fatal aigrette, and the false diamond rise up in judgment against him.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 327, August 16, 1828 by Various

She writs a letter in a large sheit wheirin was nothing written but Lamasabachthani, withall a false diamond.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord

"But I shouldn't think it would be worth your while to keep false diamond rings."

From Mark Mason's Victory by Alger, Horatio

He was always dressed in a black tail-coat, shiny at the elbows; and he wore a shabby, narrow black tie, with a false diamond stud in his dickey.

From Orientations by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

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