DIAMANTINE


Meaning of DIAMANTINE in English

/ ˌdaɪəˈmæntiːn; NAmE / adjective ( technical )

1.

made from, or looking like, diamonds

2.

very hard or strong

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense hard as diamond ): from French diamantin , from diamant diamond.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.