Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peridot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peridot \Per"i*dot\, n. [F. p['e]ridot.] (Min.)
Chrysolite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chrysolite \Chrys"o*lite\, n. [L. chrysolithos, Gr. ?; chryso`s
gold + ? stone: cf. F. chrysolithe.] (Min.)
A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a
yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic
rocks; -- called also {olivine} and {peridot}. Sometimes used
as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties
of tourmaline and topaz.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
peridot
n : a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone
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