essonite n 1: a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown [syn: {cinnamon stone}, {essonite}, {hessonite}]
Essonite \Es"so*nite\, n. [Named from Gr. ? inferior, because not so hard as some minerals it resembles, e. g., hyacinth.] (Min.) Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See {Garnet}. [1913 Webster]