A variant or archaic spelling of garnet or a regional term for a decorated vessel or ornamental object.
Possibly derived from similar roots as 'garnet' and 'garnish,' with the '-ec' or '-eck' suffix being characteristic of some Germanic or Eastern European language influences.
Regional spelling variants like 'garniec' show how words traveled along trade routes and got spelled differently in different countries—the same stone had dozens of names across medieval Europe!
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