diamantine

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diamantine

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From Middle French diamantin, from diamant (“diamond”) + -in (“-ine”).

adjective more diamantine · most diamantine

Consisting of or resembling diamond. This was the worke of God, that hée might ſeparate the Pure from the Impure: that is to ſay, that he might reduce the more pure and Ethereal Mercury, the more pure and inextinguible Sulphur, the more pure, and more fixed ſalte, into ſhyning and inextinguible Starres and Lights, into a Chriſtalline a
obsolete Hard as diamond, adamantine.

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@misc{diamantine_2026,
  title = {diamantine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diamantine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}