Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Colophonite /(kŏl"ō̇*fō̇*nīt [or] kō̇*lŏf"ō̇*nīt)/ · Col·o·pho·nite · IPA 01 n. A coarsely granular variety of garnet. 1. A coarsely granular variety of garnet.(Min.)