similin.
/ˈsɪmᵻli/, U.S. /ˈsɪmᵻli/ Now rare.
With plural agreement. Imitation diamonds. Cf. simili-diamond at simili- comb. form.
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1891 E. P. Evans in Unitarian Rev. Nov. 349 Quartz, rubies, spinels, and simili distinguishable from real diamonds only by experts.
1914 F. H. Winterburn Princ. Correct Dress iii. 45 The gown was to be made of black net, thickly sewn all over with black diamonds—simili, we call them.
1944 Jewelers' Circular-Keystone Apr. 146/2 Simili, lead glass diamond imitations, often with high dispersion through the addition of thallium salts.
1975 F. Bradley tr. W. Braun-Feldweg Metal: Design & Technique viii. 273/1 Strass creates a diamond imitation (simili); it is glass containing lead, sometimes with an addition of thallium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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