garnet: Meaning and Definition of

gar•net

1. any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
2. a deep-red color.

Gar•net

1. 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.