peridot

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See also: péridot

English

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Etymology

From Middle English peritot, from Anglo-Norman peridou, peridout, Middle French perido, peridon, of uncertain origin; later reborrowed from modern French péridot.

Peridot

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Noun

peridot (countable and uncountable, plural peridots)

  1. A transparent olive-green form of olivine, used as a gem.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 51:
      Gem-quality olivine is known as peridot, which has a subtle green light all its own.
    • 2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, page 128:
      Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are  [] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
  2. A yellow-green colour, like that of the peridot.
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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Peridot”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • peridot”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French péridot.

Pronunciation

Noun

peridot n (plural peridote)

  1. peridot

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