pyrope
/ˈpʌɪrəʊp
/(also pyrope garnet)
noun [mass noun]
A deep red variety of garnet.Another garnet, a mixture of pyrope and spessartine, is called malaya garnet in the gem trade....
- Other minerals from the State Line kimberlite pipes have gem potential; these include pyrope and chrome diopside.
- Garnet has a general grain size of about 3 mm and its composition is almandine, pyrope, spessartine and grossular.
Origin
Early 19th century: from German Pyrop, via Latin from Greek purōpos 'gold-bronze', literally 'fiery eyed', from pur 'fire' + ōps 'eye'.
- beforeness
- before one can (or has time to) draw breath
- before one can say Jack Robinson
- before one knows where one is (or before one knows it)
- before (or after) the fact
- before (or in front of or under) one's (very) eyes
- before (or since) the rinderpest
- beforesaid
- before-tax
- before the mast
- before the wind
- before time
- beforetimes
- before you can say knife
- before–after
- be for it
- be for (or all for) the best
- be for the high jump
- befoul
- be fresh out of
- befriend
- be frightened of one's shadow
- be frightened (or scared) out of one's wits
- befuddle
- befuddlement