Kohinoor

[ koh-uh-noo r ]

/ ˈkoʊ əˌnʊər /

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

He who compacts his carbon into a Koh-i-noor has infinite supplies of it.

The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. |John Davies
Cabul, however, had suspected treachery, and brought an imitation of the Koh-i-noor.

Threads of Grey and Gold |Myrtle Reed
Shall we each find a Koh-i-noor diamond in our finger-bowl as a slight mark of your esteem?

The Tree of Knowledge |Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
It becomes, as it were the Koh-i-noor; it is a Mountain of Light, growing and increasing.

God The Invisible King |Herbert George Wells

I cannot philosophically account for the Koh-i-noor's wrath.

The Professor at the Breakfast Table |Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)

Koh-i-noor

/ (ˌkəʊɪˈnʊə) /

a very large oval Indian diamond, part of the British crown jewels since 1849, weighing 108.8 carats

C19: from Persian Kōh-i-nūr, literally: mountain of light, from kōh mountain + Arabic nūr light