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porphyry
1[ pawr-fuh-ree ]
noun
, plural por·phy·ries.
- a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar.
- Petrology. any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass.
Porphyry
2[ pawr-fuh-ree ]
noun
- Malchus, a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
porphyry
1/ ˈpɔːfɪrɪ /
noun
- any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
- obsolete.a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc
Porphyry
2/ ˈpɔːfɪrɪ /
noun
- Porphyry232305MGreekSyrianPHILOSOPHY: philosopher original name Malchus. 232–305 ad , Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher, born in Syria; disciple and biographer of Plotinus
porphyry
/ pôr′fə-rē /
- An igneous rock containing the large crystals known as phenocrysts embedded in a fine-grained matrix.
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Other Words From
- Por·phyr·e·an [pawr-, feer, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
- Por·phyri·an adjective noun
- Por·phyri·an·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of porphyry1
C14 porfurie, from Late Latin porphyrītēs, from Greek porphuritēs ( lithos ) purple (stone), from porphuros purple
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Example Sentences
He stood still an instant, hidden by the porphyry columns of the portico.
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The crystallised ray enshrines the liquid, and the porphyry flagstones of the terraces reflect the surrounding objects like ice.
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In vain he sought support against one of the porphyry columns at the facade of the mosque.
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The river, perfectly clear of rocks, was a sheet of liquid porphyry, an arrow of dark-red water slightly flecked with foam.
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Now, among the spoil were some bronze gates and two rosy pillars of porphyry, very precious.
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