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The surprise is a platinum basket full of anemones and flowers made of gold and demantoid garnets, and studded with 1,378 diamonds.—Nancy Gould Chuda, Town & Country, 11 June 2021
Word History
Etymology
German, from obsolete German Demant diamond, from Middle High German diemant, from Old French diamant — more at diamond
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