peridot
noun
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
peridots
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pluralof peridot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She makes them by hand in Greece using coral, peridots, colored diamonds, sapphires and tsavorites, usually set in gold or enamel.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2013
"I say!" exclaimed Lord Henry, taking from his friend's pocket a gold match-box, curiously carved, and wrought with his initials in chrysoprases and peridots.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 15th 1893 by Various
By and by they build up quite a mound of these stones, and, it is on these that the Navaho Indians often find the garnets, rubies and peridots they offer for sale.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James
The peridots found associated with garnets are generally four or five times as large, and from their pitted and irregular appearance have been called "Job's tears."
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
It is said that many of the finer peridots now available have been recut from old stones mined many years ago.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
