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bristol diamonds

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Brilliant crystals of colourless quartz found in St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton, near Bristol.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tinh thể quartz màu không ở St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton, gần Bristol

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Gold & silver Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “bristol diamonds” mean?

Brilliant crystals of colourless quartz found in St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton, near Bristol.

Is “bristol diamonds” formal or informal?

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