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a diamond necklace

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  • Napoleon Diamond Necklace — The Napoleon Diamond Necklace on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The Napoleon Diamond Necklace is a diamond necklace commissioned by Napoleon I of France c. 1811–1812. It is currently on display in the Smithsonian… …   Wikipedia

  • DIAMOND NECKLACE —    a necklace consisting of 500 diamonds, and worth £80,000, which one Madame de la Motte induced the jeweller who made it to part with for Marie Antoinette, on security of Cardinal de Rohan, and which madame made away with, taking it to pieces… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Affair of the Diamond Necklace — The diamond necklace was commissioned by Louis XV for his mistress, Madame du Barry. At the death of the King, the necklace was unpaid for, almost bankrupting the jewellers and leading to various unsuccessful schemes to secure a sale to Queen… …   Wikipedia

  • Affair of the Diamond Necklace — (1785) Scandal at the court of Louis XVI that discredited the French monarchy on the eve of the French Revolution. An adventuress, the countess de la Motte, schemed to acquire a valuable diamond necklace by duping cardinal de Rohan into believing …   Universalium

  • Affair of the Diamond Necklace — The Queen s Necklace, puzzling scandalous incident that took place just before the French Revolution at the court of Louis XVI of France and involved the queen Marie Antoinette who was implicated in a crime by public opinion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Necklace — For other uses, see Necklace (disambiguation). A bead crochet necklace made from crochet lace, sterling silver, and freshwater pearls. A necklace is an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck. Necklaces are frequently formed from a… …   Wikipedia

  • necklace —   Lei. See lei, whale tooth.    ♦ Pearl necklace, lei momi.    ♦ Diamond necklace, lei kaimana.    ♦ Bead necklace, lei kula (gold); akalei (glass).    ♦ Hog tusk necklace, lei hoaka.    ♦ Dogtooth necklace, lei niho īlio.    ♦ “Puka” shell… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • diamond — diamondlike, adj. /duy meuhnd, duy euh /, n. 1. a pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system. 2. a piece of this stone. 3. a transparent, flawless or almost flawless piece of this stone, esp …   Universalium

  • Diamond — /duy meuhnd, duy euh /, n. 1. Neil, born 1941, U.S. singer and songwriter. 2. Cape, a hill in Canada, in S Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River. * * * I Mineral composed of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance known and a valuable… …   Universalium

  • necklace — [[t]ne̱klɪs[/t]] necklaces, necklacing, necklaced 1) N COUNT A necklace is a piece of jewellery such as a chain or a string of beads which someone, usually a woman, wears round their neck. ...a diamond necklace and matching earrings. 2) VERB To… …   English dictionary

  • necklace — noun (C) a string of jewels, beads etc or a thin gold or silver chain: a diamond necklace | a pearl necklace …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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