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Originally Posted by Dane
When I say diamond is a stone, I mean gemstone (native crystalline carbon). Pardon me for this inaccuracy.
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It's the same in English. There was no inaccuracy.
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Originally Posted by Dane
In Russian books about rigging, Diamond Knot (Knob, Button) has a name originating from the gemstone. That had been translated for so many years ago.
Picture #416 from ABOK, p.67 shows a rhombus from a rope. It is obvious. But what about #693 (ABOK, p. 121)? What is it? Is it a gemstone or rhombus?
Thank you.
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The shape is named for the gemstone and I think the knot is named for the shape. I can't think of any connection of any knot to the gemstone. However, I don't think anything like this can ever be proven.