diamantine
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of diamantine
C17: from French diamantin, from diamant diamond
Example Sentences
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In the aftermath of the announcement—in the light of a new day—that diamantine speck suddenly looked quite different.
From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2021
I located the diamantine intensities in so many of her poems, which are as vital and influential in their way as Sylvia Plath’s or Elizabeth Bishop’s.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2020
Every surface has a diamantine glitter, an effect accentuated by the starlight glow of thousand of smartphones in the audience.
From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2017
Her score for “Jackie”—intensely new, intensely different, intensely felt—will be competing against Justin Hurwitz’s score for the musical “La La Land,” a work of diamantine pastiche.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 23, 2017
The polishing is effected by means of diamantine and alcohol.
From A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material by Hall, Eugene Edward
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