thefreedictionary.com - The Hope Diamond

Erika P. (Brazil)
The Hope Diamond is a large, blue diamond, currently housed in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. Its history can be traced to the "Tavernier Blue," a crudely cut diamond of about 112 carats originally mined in India, which King Louis XIV of France later purchased and cut into "the Blue Diamond of the Crown," or "the French Blue." Legend has it that the Hope Diamond is cursed and causes misfortune to befall its possessors. How did it acquire this reputation?
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  1. currently
    at this time or period
    The Hope Diamond is a large, blue diamond, currently housed in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
  2. museum
    a building for collecting and displaying valuable objects
    The Hope Diamond is a large, blue diamond, currently housed in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
  3. trace
    an indication that something has been present
    Its history can be traced to the "Tavernier Blue," a crudely cut diamond of about 112 carats originally mined in India, which King Louis XIV of France later purchased and cut into "the Blue Diamond of the Crown," or "the French Blue."
  4. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
    Its history can be traced to the "Tavernier Blue," a crudely cut diamond of about 112 carats originally mined in India, which King Louis XIV of France later purchased and cut into "the Blue Diamond of the Crown," or "the French Blue."
  5. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    Legend has it that the Hope Diamond is cursed and causes misfortune to befall its possessors.
  6. curse
    an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil
    Legend has it that the Hope Diamond is cursed and causes misfortune to befall its possessors.
  7. misfortune
    a state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
    Legend has it that the Hope Diamond is cursed and causes misfortune to befall its possessors.
  8. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    How did it acquire this reputation?
  9. reputation
    the general estimation that the public has for a person
    How did it acquire this reputation?
Created on Mon Aug 11 07:12:11 EDT 2014

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