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Sapphire vs Garnet - What's the difference?

sapphire | garnet |

As a proper noun sapphire

is from the precious stone.

As a noun garnet is

(mineral) a hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives or garnet can be (nautical) a tackle for hoisting cargo in or out.

As an adjective garnet is

of a dark red colour.

sapphire

English

(wikipedia sapphire)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire , emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
  • A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
  • A deep blue colour.
  • A type of South American hummingbird.
    • The blue-chinned sapphire can be found many parts of South America, depending on season.

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * Padparadscha sapphire * pink sapphire * sapphirine * star sapphire * water sapphire * white sapphire * yellow sapphire

    Related terms

    * corundum

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of a deep blue colour.

    • See also

    * * Sapphire ----

    garnet

    English

    (wikipedia garnet)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) granate, from (etyl) grenate, from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) , Vintage Classics, paperback edition, page 127:
    • How many needles Betty Flanders had lost there! and her garnet brooch.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet , lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}
  • A dark red.
    • Derived terms
    * demantoid garnet * garnet berry * garnet brown * garnetiferous * garnierite * gooseberry garnet * mandarin garnet * tsavorite garnet * YAG
    See also
    (mineral) * allochroite * almandine * andradite * carbuncle * cinnamon stone * Colorado ruby * demantoid * essonite * grossularite * hessonite * melanite * ouvarovite * pyrope * rhodolite * spessartine * topazolite * tsavorite * uvarovite

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of a dark red colour.
    • See also
    *

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * argent ----