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peridot

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dɑt/

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What does peridot mean?

noun

  1. A transparent olive green form of olivine, used as a gem.
  2. A yellow-green color, like that of the peridot.

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/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dɑt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.doʊ/
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He would often spend a whole day settling and resettling in their cases the various stones that he had collected, such as the olive-green chrysoberyl that turns red by lamplight, the cymophane with its wirelike line of silver, the pistachio-coloured peridot, rose-pink and wine-yellow topazes, carbuncles of fiery scarlet with tremulous, four-rayed stars, flame-red cinnamon-stones, orange and violet spinels, and amethysts with their alternate layers of ruby and sapphire.
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayProject Gutenberg ebook #174