sparry

[spahr-ee]

adjective

1. of or relating to the mineral spar.

sparry

/ ˈspɑːrɪ /

adjective

1. geology containing, relating to, or resembling spar

   sparry coal

Word History and Origins

Origin of sparry¹

First recorded in 1685–95; spar ³ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Its bed is rough above, and it bursts forth from its cavern in dazzling foam, and falls in one sparry sheet to the gulf.

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Let the Mermaid rest in her sparry cell, Her sea-green ringlets braiding!

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Siderite, sid′ėr-īt, n. the lodestone: native iron protocarbonate—also Chalybite, Spathic or Sparry iron, Junckerite.

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Sparry, sp�r′i, adj. consisting of, or like, spar.—n.

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"And thus they wandered forth, and hand in hand, Over the shining pebbles and the shells, Glided along the smooth and hardened sand, And in the worn and wild receptacles Worked by the storms, yet worked as it were planned, In hollow halls, with sparry roofs and cells, They turned to rest; and each clasped by an arm, Yielded to the deep twilight's purple charm."

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