"poor man's diamond" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poor man's diamonds [plural]
Etymology: From being a traditional substitute gem for the expensive gemstone diamond, which is affordable by poorer people. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=poor man's diamond}} poor man's diamond (countable and uncountable, plural poor man's diamonds)
  1. Synonym of zircon
    Synonym of jacinth
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: jacinth [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_diamond-en-noun-577-b5gi
  2. Synonym of zircon
    Synonym of hyacinth
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hyacinth [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_diamond-en-noun-TrDJ1HSV
  3. Synonym of zircon
    Synonym of cubic zirconia
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cubic zirconia [synonym, synonym-of], poor men's diamond Coordinate_terms: moissanite (english: another common substitute for diamond), American diamond
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_diamond-en-noun-RouSGQQb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 6 57 6 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 3 62 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 2 66 2 2 4
  4. Synonym of zircon
    Synonym of cubic zirconium
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cubic zirconium [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_diamond-en-noun-a2New~h5
  5. Synonym of aquamarine Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: aquamarine [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_diamond-en-noun-pYWOLJK-
  6. Synonym of rhinestone Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: rhinestone [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_diamond-en-noun-BMM29rmZ
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