Brochantite
a mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 4 (OH) 6 SO 4 , occurring in green fibrous masses and similar in physical properties to antlerite: formerly a major ore of copper.
Historical Examples
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines Andrew Ure
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(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn. woven with a pattern; brocaded. a pinstripe woven in the warp direction of fabric used in the manufacture of clothing. Historical Examples Chaucer’s Works, Volume 1 (of […]
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