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Matura|ˈmɑːtərə| Also Matara. [Name of a town (now called Matara) in Sri Lanka.] Matura diamond: a colourless variety of zircon used as a gem. Cf. jargon n.2
1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 532/1 The Singalese variety [of pale jargoons], found chiefly at Matura, has been termed ‘Matura diamond’. 1936L. J. Spencer Key to Precious Stones xvii. 189 Much of the colourless zircon..is known as ‘Matura diamond’. 1962R. Webster Gems I. vii. 118 The colourless stones..were..called by the misnomer ‘Matara diamonds’, a term which should now be forgotten. |