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Definition of Peridots
1. peridot [n] - See also: peridot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peridots
Literary usage of Peridots
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gem-cutter's Craft by Leopold Claremont (1906)
"For many years it was from these old family jewels that peridots were derived to
supply the still increasing demand for these gems, as there existed no ..."
2. Gems and Precious Stones of North America: A Popular Description of Their by George Frederick Kunz (1890)
"This material affords smaller gems than those coming from the Levant, and as the
demand seems to be for the large peridots of the richer olive-green color, ..."
3. Shakespeare and Precious Stones by George Frederick Kunz (1916)
"The fine peridots of the Chapel of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral were ...
Indeed the origin of the fine peridots of the Middle Ages is shrouded in ..."
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