Garnet

Webster's Condensed Dictionary- A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language · 1909 · p. 246

giir'net, n. {Min.) A mineral of a deep-red color. {Naut.) A tackle fixed to the main-stay, to hoist the cargo. [OF. gren at, LL. granatus, resembling the shape and color of pomegranate seeds, fr. L. granum, a grain, q. v.] Garnish, Garrison, etc. See under Garment.