Definition of Diamond dust

1. Noun. Small crystals of ice.

Exact synonyms: Frost Mist, Frost Snow, Ice Crystal, Ice Needle, Poudrin, Snow Mist
Group relationships: Downfall, Precipitation
Terms within: H2o, Water
Generic synonyms: Crystal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diamond Dust

diammonium
diamniotic
diamond
diamond-back
diamond-shaped murmur
diamond carries
diamond carry
diamond cross
diamond crossing
diamond crossings
diamond crossover
diamond cutter
diamond cutters
diamond cutting instruments
diamond disk
diamond dust (current term)
diamond fuchsin
diamond in the rough
diamond jubilee
diamond junction
diamond lane
diamond lanes
diamond number
diamond paste
diamond plate
diamond point
diamond ring
diamond saw
diamond skin

Literary usage of Diamond dust

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1846)
"INCREASED DEMAND FOR DIAMOND-DUST. The demand for diamond-dust, within a few years, hae increased very materially, on account of the increased demand for ..."

2. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1846)
"INCREASED DEMAND FOR DIAMOND-DUST. The demand for diamond-duet, ... Recently there has been a discovery made of the peculiar power of diamond-dust upon ..."

3. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"By this means the diamond dust is forced into the rim and the adjacent sides of the tin. Another method of charging the saw is to apply a thin paste of ..."

4. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"By this means the diamond dust is forced into the rim and the adjacent sides of the tin. Another method of charging the saw is to apply a thin paste of ..."

5. The Diamond: A Study in Chinese and Hellenistic Folk-Lore by Berthold Laufer (1915)
"As a matter of fact, neither Pliny nor any other ancient writer loses a word about diamond-dust; nor does he mention that the diamond can be cut and ..."

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