Garnet -- etym. in OED?

[HenHanna]

Garnet -- etym. in OED?

Could someone give me the etym. desc. from OED?


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Garnet derives from the 14th-century Middle English word "gernet",
meaning 'dark red'.

-------- So around this time, (or by this time)
[Grain, Seed] sense was almost lost?

[HenHanna]

Post by HenHanna
Garnet -- etym. in OED?
Could someone give me the etym. desc. from OED?
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Garnet derives from the 14th-century Middle English word "gernet",
meaning 'dark red'.
-------- So around this time, (or by this time)
[Grain, Seed] sense was almost lost?

Today, Do people sense the original [Grain, Seed] sense?


It looks Grain-y (like Pomegranate) inside


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