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Webster 1913 Edition

Pyrope

Pyr′ope

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Noun.
[L.
pyropus
a kind of red bronze, fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] fire + [GREEK] the eye, face: cf. F.
pyrope
.]
(Min.)
A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under
Garnet
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pyrope

PYROPE

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Noun.
[Gr., fire; face.] A mineral regarded as a variety of garnet, occurring in small masses or grains, never in crystals. Its color is a poppy or blood red, frequently with a tinge of orange.

Definition 2024

pyrope

pyrope

English

Noun

pyrope ‎(plural pyropes)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under garnet.

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Latin pyropus ‎(“a kind of red bronze”), from Ancient Greek πῦρ ‎(pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ ‎(ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.

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