Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A yellowish-green variety of olivine used as a gem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
chrysolite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) Chrysolite.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A transparent olive-
green form ofolivine , used as agem .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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- A special birthstone called peridot is reserved only for those born in August.
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The peridot was the winner, as it was chartreuse-colored and interesting.
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The peridot was the winner, as it was chartreuse-colored and interesting.
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Olivine is a magnesium iron silicate that exists throughout the universe - in distant galaxies and local comets - as well as in earthly jewelry stores, in a pristine, gem-quality form called peridot.
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Greenish sands hold chlorite-glauconite or olivine, also called peridot, when it is of gem-like quality.
Wired Top Stories Danielle Venton 2011
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Olivine is a magnesium iron silicate that exists throughout the universe - in distant galaxies and local comets - as well as in earthly jewelry stores, in a pristine, gem-quality form called peridot.
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Otherwise known as peridot, Lisa uses some swarovski components to create a bright, spring bracelet.
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The pieces can be fashioned from diamonds of various colors, rubies, emeralds, sapphires as well as a selection of semi-precious stones such as peridot, and amethysts.
Luxist 2010
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The pieces can be fashioned from diamonds of various colors, rubies, emeralds, sapphires as well as a selection of semi-precious stones such as peridot, and amethysts.
Luxist 2010
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* Mermaid earrings and a peridot ring by sunspiral!
Friday! morenasangre 2009
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