Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL-MAN'DIN
AL'MA-NAC-MA-KERAL'ME, or AL'MA
AL-MAN'DIN, n. [Fr. and It.]
In mineralogy, precious garnet, a beautiful mineral of a red color, of various shades, sometimes tinged with yellow or blue. It is commonly translucent, sometimes transparent. It occurs crystalized in the rhombic dodecahedron. – Phillips.
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