spicula
Americannoun
plural
spiculaeEtymology
Origin of spicula
1740–50; < New Latin spīcula, Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin spīc ( a ) ear of grain + -ula -ule
Example Sentences
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Mille patent aditus; et plus quam calce petendus5 Ad nigri metues spicula mille dei.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
A little above this, where the lime is less abundant, and the lava more compact, numerous little balls, composed of spicula of calcareous spar, radiating from common centres, occupy the interstices.
From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles
Iudicioque prius ne quis mal� damnet iniquo, Qu� sunt auctoris munera mira Dei: Eripit ipse suis prim�m tela hostibus, inque Mittentis torquet spicula rapta caput.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Nature 'publishes itself in creatures, reaching from particles and spicula, through transformation on transformation to the highest symmetries.
From Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson by Morley, John
The failures they experienced, even their humble successes, were met with sneers and laughter; till at last Hermose held up aloft a little spicula of gold about the thickness of a pencil.
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James
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