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Hope diamond
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noun
a sapphire-blue Indian diamond, the largest blue diamond in the world, weighing 44.5 carats and supposedly cut from a bigger diamond that was once part of the French crown jewels: now in the Smithsonian Institution.
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Origin of Hope diamond
After Henry Philip Hope (died 1839), English gem collector, who once owned it
Words nearby Hope diamond
hop clover, hope, hope against hope, Hope, Bob, hope chest, Hope diamond, hopeful, hopefully, hopeful monster, Hopeh, hopeless
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