First Known Use: circa 1706
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peridot
noun per·i·dot \ˈper-ə-ˌdät, -ˌdō(t)\
: a clear, yellowish-green stone that is used in jewelry
Full Definition of PERIDOT
: a deep yellowish-green transparent variety of olivine used as a gem
— per·i·do·tic \ˌper-ə-ˈdä-tik, -ˈdō-\ adjective
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Origin of PERIDOT
French péridot, from Old French peritot
Rhymes with PERIDOT
aeronaut, aliquot, angle shot, apparat, apricot, aquanaut, argonaut, astronaut, beauty spot, bergamot, booster shot, burning ghat, cachalot, Camelot, caveat, carry-cot, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, cosmonaut, counterplot, doodley-squat, floreat, flowerpot, flying spot, follow shot, gallipot, granny knot, guillemot, Gujarat, hit the spot, honeypot, Hottentot, Huguenot, juggernaut, kilowatt, Lancelot, like a shot, lobster pot, megawatt, melting pot, microdot, monocot, monoglot, noble rot, Nouakchott, ocelot, on the spot, overshot, paraquat, parking lot, passing shot, patriot, pepper pot, piping hot, polka dot, polyglot, running knot, samizdat, sansculotte, scattershot, scot and lot, shoulder knot, single knot, Southern blot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, terawatt, tie the knot, tommyrot, touch-me-not, tracking shot, turkey trot, underplot, undershot, Western blot, Windsor knot, Wyandot, wyandotte
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