hessonite

[ hes-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈhɛs əˌnaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

essonite.

Origin of hessonite

<Greek hēsson- (stem of hḗssōn) less, inferior + -ite¹

Words nearby hessonite

Hessian, Hessian boot, Hessian boots, Hessian fly, hessite, hessonite, hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast

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Example sentences from the Web for hessonite

Hessonite garnet, the cinnamon stone or "hyacinth" (incorrect) of the trade, comes mainly from Ceylon.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Hessonite is rather a soft stone, its hardness being about that of quartz or 7, whilst the hardness of most garnet reaches 7.5.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
Hessonite garnet furnishes yellowish-red and brownish-red stones, which are sometimes also called "cinnamon stones."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Certain stones, notably the peridot (or chrysolite) and the hessonite (or cinnamon stone), have an oily luster.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

The hessonite garnets are frequently brownish red and are sometimes called "cinnamon stones."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

British Dictionary definitions for hessonite

hessonite

/ (ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt) /

noun

an orange-brown variety of grossularite garnetAlso called: essonite, cinnamon stone

Word Origin for hessonite

C19: from French, from Greek hēssōn less, inferior + -ite 1; so called because it is less hard than genuine hyacinth

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单词	hessonite
释义	hessonite [ hes-uh-nahyt ] / ˈhɛs əˌnaɪt / noun Mineralogy. essonite. Origin of hessonite <Greek hēsson- (stem of hḗssōn) less, inferior + -ite¹ Words nearby hessonite Hessian, Hessian boot, Hessian boots, Hessian fly, hessite, hessonite, hest, Hester, Hestia, Heston and Isleworth, Hesychast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hessonite Hessonite garnet, the cinnamon stone or "hyacinth" (incorrect) of the trade, comes mainly from Ceylon. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade Hessonite is rather a soft stone, its hardness being about that of quartz or 7, whilst the hardness of most garnet reaches 7.5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4\|Various Hessonite garnet furnishes yellowish-red and brownish-red stones, which are sometimes also called "cinnamon stones." A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade Certain stones, notably the peridot (or chrysolite) and the hessonite (or cinnamon stone), have an oily luster. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade The hessonite garnets are frequently brownish red and are sometimes called "cinnamon stones." A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade British Dictionary definitions for hessonite hessonite / (ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt) / noun an orange-brown variety of grossularite garnetAlso called: essonite, cinnamon stone Word Origin for hessonite C19: from French, from Greek hēssōn less, inferior + -ite 1; so called because it is less hard than genuine hyacinth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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