sparry
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sparry
Example Sentences
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The singularity of this specimen consists, not in the nature or proportions of its constituent parts, but in the uniformity of the sparry ground, and the regular shape of the quartz mixture.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James
Dizzy bridges, feudal castles, great yawning caves, and red-hot gnomes, are to be found in the grate; mimic volcanos, and ships that sail into sparry grottos, and delicate fire-shells with pink and blue lips!
From Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
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 Russell, Michael
Descend, Young mountaineer! descend where alleys bend Into the sparry hollows of the world!
From Endymion A Poetic Romance by Keats, John
Looking below me, the distant Sound and Long Island appeared to the east; the bay lay to the south, sprinkled with shipping; under me, the city, girded with bright rivers and sparry forests.
From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.
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