гранат — meaning in English

English meaning

• carbuncle noun A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
• garnet noun A hard, deep red mineral used as a gemstone or as an abrasive.

Senses

гранат is used for these senses in English:

• carbuncle (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
• garnet (mineral) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.

carbuncle — full definition

1. noun A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
2. noun A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
3. noun An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
4. noun An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.

garnet — full definition

1. noun A hard, deep red mineral used as a gemstone or as an abrasive.
2. adj Having a deep red colour, like the gemstone.

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