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pyrope

[ pahy-rohp ]

noun

  1. a mineral, magnesium-aluminum garnet, Mg 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 2 , occurring in crystals of varying shades of red, and frequently used as a gem.


pyrope

/ ˈpaɪrəʊp /

noun

  1. a deep yellowish-red garnet that consists of magnesium aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Mg 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrope1

1300–50; Middle English pirope < Latin pyrōpus gold-bronze < Greek pyrōpós literally, fire-eyed, equivalent to pyr- pyr- + ōp- (stem of ṓps ) eye + -os adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrope1

C14 (used loosely of a red gem; modern sense C19): from Old French pirope, from Latin pyrōpus bronze, from Greek purōpus fiery-eyed, from pur fire + ōps eye
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Example Sentences

At least, we might gather from this passage that the poet was aware of the distinction between ruby and carbuncle (pyrope garnet).

In another eclogite boulder, diamond was found partly embedded in pyrope.

Specimens of pyrope with attached or embedded diamond had previously been found in the blue ground of the De Beers mines.

Two varieties of garnet, almandite and pyrope, may exhibit the dark blood-red color especially ascribed to garnet.

Pyrope, the magnesian variety of garnet, does not differ much in color from almandite.

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