garnet

adj

Etymology: From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.

1. Of a dark red colour.

name

Etymology: Named after the garnet gemstone.

1. A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
2. An unincorporated community in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States.
3. A ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
5. A female given name from French.
6. The ship of characters Ruby and Sapphire from the Steven Universe series, who combine to create the character Garnet.

noun

1. A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out of a vessel.

   “Using a garnet for the lower-deck guns on the lower deck: Lash the centre of the yard to the mast, and hook both burtons to support the yard.”

verb

1. To shred (twisted wool fiber, rags, etc.) so that it can be reused.