sparry
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sparry
Example Sentences
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In stillest calms, when Nature's self doth seem Sick for the far-off rest, the work goes on In deep old forests, like a silent dream, And sparry caves, that never knew the dawn.
From Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 by Various
Were the first supposition true, appearances would be observable, showing that the sparry substance had been admitted, either through the porous structure of the stone, or through proper apertures communicating from without.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by James Hutton
The sun shining through, gave it a sparry brilliance which was perfectly magnificent.
From Views a-foot by Bayard Taylor
I found in the primitive limestone a great many crystallized pyrites, and rhomboidal fragments of sparry iron-ore of Isabella yellow.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
The body of this rock is perfectly solid, and the salt, in many places, pure, colourless, and transparent, breaking with a sparry cubical structure.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by James Hutton
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