The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Piller juxtaposes opals, garnets and pearls with less conventional materials such as tile fragments, snakeskin, bits of lava from a trip to Iceland, and bullet casings, all bound together with strips of leather or vinyl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
The piece of whiteschist from the Dora Maira Massif contained pink garnets in a silvery-white matrix composed of quartz and other minerals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
The 30 pendants and beads that once formed the elaborate necklace were made from Roman coins, gold, garnets, glass and semiprecious stones.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Made of red garnets set in gold, Mola specialists believe it was originally half of a hinged clasp before it was re-used.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2022
The riders wore scaled copper armor and snouted helms with copper tusks and long black silk plumes, and sat high on saddles inlaid with rubies and garnets.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
