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pyrope |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyrope \Pyr"ope\, n. [L. pyropus a kind of red bronze, fr Gr ?; ? fire + ? 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}.
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