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Meaning of PYROPE

Pronunciation:  'pIrowp

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
 
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 See Also: garnet

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pyr"ope\, n. [L. pyropus a kind of red bronze, fr. Gr.
?; ? fire + ? the eye, face: cf. F. pyrope.] (Min.)
A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color,
frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See
the Note under {Garnet}.
 

 

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