Adamantine (a.) Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant |
Adamantine (a.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster. |
Bitter spar () A common name of dolomite |
Calc-spar (n.) Same as Calcite. |
Derbyshire spar () A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work. |
Fluor spar () See Fluorite. |
Heavy spar () Native barium sulphate or barite, -- so called because of its high specific gravity as compared with other non-metallic minerals. |
Iceland spar () A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf. Calcite. |
Rhomb spar () A variety of dolomite. |
Shiver-spar (n.) A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure |
Spar (n.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous |
Spar (v. t.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff. |
Spar (v. t.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense |
Spar (v. t.) The bar of a gate or door. |
Spar (v. t.) To bolt |
Spar (v. t.) To To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel. |
Spar (v. i.) To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do. |
Spar (v. i.) To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense |
Spar (v. i.) To contest in words |
Spar (n.) A contest at sparring or boxing. |
Spar (n.) A movement of offense or defense in boxing. |
Spar-hung (a.) Hung with spar, as a cave. |