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Diamond

noun

A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem.

Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem. Synonym: adamant.

A parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram. Synonyms: rhomb, rhombus.

A playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it. "Diamonds were trumps"

The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate. Synonyms: baseball diamond, infield.

The baseball playing field. Synonyms: ball field, baseball field.

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"Diamond" Quotes from Famous Books

... true "Amatese" and the long form. The varnish is of a deeper colour than that of Alessandro, and its quality is not inferior. The scroll is, in some cases, well formed, in others somewhat grotesque. The model is high. They are sometimes seen ornamented round the purfling with ebony, diamond ...

— The Violin - Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators • George Hart

... on the fields of Mexico decked his brow with the warrior's laurel, and whose leadership of the Confederate armies in the unfortunate strife between the States made his name immortal, and whose virtues shine with the brilliancy of a polished diamond, wreath his character in moral grandeur, and draw paeans and praises from friend and foe and from every clime where exalted manhood and a spotless life find devotees, was born; and it was in this land that WILLIAM HENRY FITZHUGH LEE, ...

— Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) • Various

... the method by which they worked. The net used is what is known as a gill-net. It has a simple diamond-shaped mesh which measures at least seven and one-half inches between the knots. From five to seven and even eight hundred feet in length, these nets are only a few feet wide. They are not stationary, but float with the current, the upper edge supported on the surface by floats, ...

— Tales of the Fish Patrol • Jack London

... poetry! No beauty! Why every algebraic problem from the very nature of its being is surcharged with it! It's like the mystery of life itself, only in this case we solve the mystery! And if I may change the metaphor, an algebraic formula is like a magnificent diamond, cutting its way through the thick and opaque glass, which represents the unknown! I long for the end of the war for many reasons, but chief among them is the fact that I may return to the romantic and illimitable fields of the ...

— The Tree of Appomattox • Joseph A. Altsheler

... see them, mamma, and you will probably feel like hiding your diminished head! It is my belief that if an American lady takes a half-hour journey in a tram she carries full evening dress and a diamond necklace, in case anything should happen on the way. I am not in the least nervous about their appearance. I only hope that they will not be too exuberant; American girls are so frightfully vivacious and informal, I always feel as if I were ...

— Penelope's Experiences in Scotland • Kate Douglas Wiggin

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