peridot [per-i-doh, -dot] ExamplesWord Origin noun Mineralogy.
- a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
Origin of peridot 1300–50; French péridot; replacing Middle English peritot Middle FrenchRelated formsper·i·dot·ic [per-i-dot-ik, -doh-tik] /ˌpɛr ɪˈdɒt ɪk, -ˈdoʊ tɪk/, adjective Examples from the Web for peridot Contemporary Examples of peridot
The emerald rainstorm contains a bright green mineral of a class called olivine—also known as peridot to us Earth-dwellers.
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Historical Examples of peridot
Some fine gems of peridot, garnet and turquoise have been found.
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Certain stones, notably the peridot (or chrysolite) and the hessonite (or cinnamon stone), have an oily luster.
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True olivine (the peridot or the chrysolite of the trade) is of a fine leaf-green or bottle-green shade in the peridot.
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The name is unfortunate as it is identical with the true name of the mineral which gives us peridot.
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Peridot, and the brighter olivine or chrysolite, while of the same mineral species, do not seem to occur together.
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British Dictionary definitions for peridot peridot noun
- a pale green transparent variety of the olivine chrysolite, used as a gemstone
Word Origin for peridot C14: from Old French peritot, of unknown origin Word Origin and History for peridot n.
type of gemstone, mid-14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French peritot (early 13c., Modern French péridot), of unknown origin.