A plural or variant form referring to garnet gemstones or a type of dark red stone used in jewelry and industry.
From Old French 'grenat,' derived from Latin 'granatum' (pomegranate) because the stone resembles pomegranate seeds in color and shape. The spelling 'garnetz' is an archaic or regional variant.
Garnets were so prized in medieval times that crusaders brought them back from the Holy Land, and they're still used today in sandpaper and cutting tools because they're incredibly hard!
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