sparry
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sparry
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But in this mineral specimen, we have a solid crystalline salt, with a structure which, upon fracture, appears to be sparry and radiated, something resembling that of zeolite.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by James Hutton
As the sparry rays dilating o'er his forehead climb Once again he knows the Dragon Wisdom of the prime.
From AE in the Irish Theosophist by George William Russell
It affected her disagreeably when, upon going to the window of sparry gypsum, a raven rose cawing from the marble sill, and flew slowly over the garden with hoarse cries, heavily flapping its wings.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Felix Dahn
In the chalky beds which surround its summit are gathered numerous hollow flints, lined in the inside with a variety of sparry matter, and having some resemblance to petrified fruit.
From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Michael Russell
Young Naiad of the sparry grot, Whose azure eyes before me burn, In what sequestered lonely spot Lies hid thy flower-enwreathed urn?
From Enthusiasm and Other Poems by Susanna Moodie
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