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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corundum \Co*run"dum\ (k?-r?n"d?m), n.; pl {Corundums} (-d?mz).
[Also corindon.] [From Hind. kurand corundum stone.] (Min.)
The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state,
including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the
oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental amethyst, or
purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the hair-brown variety.
It is the hardest substance found native, next to the
diamond.
Note: The name corundum is sometimes restricted to the
non-transparent or coarser kinds. Emery is a
dark-colored granular variety, usually admixed with
magnetic iron ore.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
corundum
n : very hard mineral used as an abrasive [syn: {corundom}]
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