Pyrope

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:24:03

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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