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Definition of Diamantine
1. Adjective. Consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds.
Partainyms: Diamond
Definition of Diamantine
1. a. Adamantine.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diamantine
Literary usage of Diamantine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook, Dictionary and Guide by Frederick James Britten (1896)
"The facing tools should be made of steel, to be used with coarse stuff for squaring
up the face, and bell-metal with diamantine for finishing. ..."
2. Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil: With a Full Account of the Gold by Richard Francis Burton (1869)
"... the diamantine Chain of Western c.$o " to three kinds—Cattivo do diamante,
Bahia, and the largest supply is from the Pedra de Osso, ..."