Translation: Diamant
Description: a very hard and brilliant precious stone, consisting of pure carbon crystallized in regular octahedrons and allied forms, and either colourless or variously tinted (OED).
VARIANTS: diamantje (small), dieyemante, diamantie, diamantsteen, diamantjes (small), dieyemanten, diemanten, diaemantten.
TYPES: (1) gecouleurde diamanten, coloured diamonds; (2) groenachtige diamant, greenish diamond; (3) roode diamant, red diamond; (4) bruijne diamant, brown diamond.
Catalogue example: cat. 20
Example of inventory: Inv. 12, 19, 58, 92
