Hope diamond

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Hope diamond

After Henry Philip Hope (died 1839), English gem collector, who once owned it

Example Sentences

Other museums, like the National Museum of Natural History, may not face as many hurdles, since it features many aspects of physical history, including some undisputed assets, like the Hope Diamond.

From Slate

People just want to see Curtis and Lohan palling around in a comedy that frames their reunion like it’s the Hope Diamond.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday, the Smithsonian plans to unveil the gem — named in part for the Merelani region of Tanzania where it was found — and display it along with the Hope Diamond, the Carmen Lúcia ruby and other spectacular jewels in its hall of geology, gems and minerals.

From Washington Post

Perhaps it is only fitting, then, that the same estate, though under a different name, would have become home to what is now the Smithsonian’s Hope Diamond.

From Washington Post

Evalyn, reputed to be the last private owner of the Hope Diamond, died in 1947, and the Hope Diamond was donated in 1958 to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.

From Washington Post