margarite

American  

[mahr-guh-rahyt] / ˈmɑr gəˌraɪt /

noun

1. Mineralogy.

   1. a gray, pink, or yellow mica, occurring in brittle monoclinic crystals.

   2. an aggregate of small, rudimentary crystals resembling minute globules in a row: found in glassy volcanic rocks.

2. Obsolete. a pearl.

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margarite British  

/ ˈmɑːɡəˌraɪt /

noun

1. a pink pearly micaceous mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate. Formula: CaAl 4 Si 2 O 10 (OH) 2

2. an aggregate of minute beadlike masses occurring in some glassy igneous rocks

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Etymology

Origin of margarite

before 1000; Middle English, Old English: pearl < Latin margarīta < Greek margarī́tēs, perhaps < Iranian (compare Pahlavi marvārīt pearl), with final element conformed to Greek -ītēs -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Turn right on Via Anacapa and right to get back on Palos Verdes Drive West, then right on Margarite Drive.

From Los Angeles Times

Three Falcons players — Abigail Neff, Margarite Stefanelli and Kayla Rieu — scored at least 13 goals each this season.

From Washington Post

St. John’s finally met its match in Good Counsel, which handed the Cadets their first loss of the year thanks to an overtime goal off the stick of senior Margarite Stefanelli.

From Washington Post

About two minutes later, Sydney Sweeney executed a pinpoint cross to Margarite Stefanelli on the left post.

From Washington Post

Margarite Nix was asleep on the couch in her 40-foot house trailer in Sacramento, Calif. earlier this year when she woke to see flames shooting two to three feet out of her refrigerator.

From Forbes