almandine

[ al-muhn-deen, -dahyn, -din ]

noun

1. a mineral, red iron aluminum garnet.

almandine

/ ˈælməndɪn; -ˌdaɪn /

noun

1. a deep violet-red garnet that consists of iron aluminium silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Fe 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of almandine¹

1670–80; < French, Middle French < Medieval Latin alamandīna, alabandīna a precious stone, probably a kind of garnet, equivalent to Alaband ( a ) a town in Asia Minor + -īna, feminine of -īnus -ine ¹; compare Middle English alabaundaryne, alemaundine; alabandite

Word History and Origins

Origin of almandine¹

C17: from French, from Medieval Latin alabandīna, from Alabanda, ancient city of Asia Minor where these stones were cut

Example Sentences

Sitting at the bar with her sister, regular Jasmine McWillie said the water crisis wouldn’t stop her from dining out on salmon and shrimp almandine.

From Washington Post

Pyrope and almandine garnets can contain spiky inclusions of the minerals rutile or chrysotile, but they are normally more evenly distributed, and they do not curve or reach the crystal’s surface.

From Scientific American

On the menu: a green salad with oranges and candied pecans, roast chicken with tarragon, grilled heirloom tomatoes, roasted baby red potatoes, green beans almandine, carrot souffle and chocolate layer cake with vanilla ice cream.

From Washington Times

The least successful were the most conventional: Gulf grouper with beurre blanc felt flat; a side of carrots almandine was oddly gritty.

From New York Times

Flat polished slabs of garnet are found inlaid in mosaic work in Anglo-Saxon and Merovingian jewelry, the material used being almandine, or “precious garnet.”

From Project Gutenberg