[gar.net] n [ME grenat, fr. MF, fr. grenat, adj., red like a pomegranate, fr. (pomme) grenate pomegranate] (14c) 1: a brittle and more or less transparent usu. red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive
2: a variable color averaging a dark red -- gar.net.if.er.ous adj