Arfvedsonite
a sodium-rich amphibole, occurring in green to black crystals in alkalic rocks.
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. . Historical Examples On the first of the upper row of panels is a shield chArged with the arms of Tyldesley—Arg. Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire James Croston The arms borne by the family are: Sable, a bend lozengy, Arg. Cornish Characters S. Baring-Gould Gu., an inescutcheon having a nail fixed in every […]
- Argal
. . therefore: used facetiously to indicate that the reasoning that had gone before or the conclusion that follows is specious or absurd. a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers. Historical Examples […]
- Argali
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered. Historical Examples argali, r′ga-li, n. the great wild sheep of Siberia and Central Asia. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various The argali ranges over the steppes, or inland plains […]
- Argall
Sir Samuel, 1572–1639, British explorer: colonial governor of Virginia 1617–19. Historical Examples Powhatan was deeply offended, and nothing more was heard from him until another overture from Argall. The Birth of the Nation Mrs. Roger A. Pryor Take two scruples of cochineal, and two ounces of Argall finely pounded and sifted, and mix it with […]
- Argan oil
noun a yellow nutty-flavoured oil extracted from the ripe green olive-like fruits of the argan tree, Argania spinosa of SW Morocco, and used in cooking, medicines, and cosmetics Historical Examples Now and then a train of camels swung along, carrying gum or wax or argan oil or almonds. In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel […]