2 January 2019

Kohinoor

or Koh-i-noor
[koh-uh-noo r]

noun

an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.

Origin of Kohinoor

From the Persian word kōhinūr literally, mountain of light

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Examples from the Web for kohinoor

Historical Examples

He had no more desire to possess her than to own the Kohinoor.
In a Little Town
Rupert Hughes

It stands to reason that you save the Kohinoor and let the little stones go.
The Best Short Stories of 1917
Various

She has been brought up like the Kohinoor, never out of somebody’s sight.
That Fortune
Charles Dudley Warner

The largest Diamonds of the world have been obtained from these mines, some exceeding the Kohinoor in size.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 4 [September 1902]
Various

You’ve won the Kohinoor; and although you seem to live in the clouds, you’ve had the sense to make things pukka straightaway.
Far to Seek
Maud Diver

Today’s quote

You can build something beautiful from stones that are put in your way.

― Erich Kästner

On this day

2 January – the ninth day of the 12 days of Christmas (Western Christianity).

2 January 1952 – birth of Graeme ‘Shirley’ Strachan. Lead singer of Australian band, Skyhooks. Died 29 August 2001 in a helicopter crash near Maroochydore, Queensland.

2 January 1979 – Sid Vicious, former bass player with the Sex Pistols, goes on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spugen. Vicious and Spungen had allegedly been using heroin, and Vicious claimed he woke to find her dead on the bathroom floor. He was released on bail on 1 February 1979. It was later revealed that Mick Jagger paid the bail. That night he celebrated his release with friends. Vicious had stopped using heroin, however, his mother provided some that night. Early the following morning (2 February 1979), Vicious died of an overdose.