sparry

[ spahr-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the mineral spar.

sparry

/ ˈspɑːrɪ /

adjective

1. geology containing, relating to, or resembling spar

   sparry coal

Word History and Origins

Origin of sparry¹

First recorded in 1685–95; spar ³ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Its bed is rough above, and it bursts forth from its cavern in dazzling foam, and falls in one sparry sheet to the gulf.

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Let the Mermaid rest in her sparry cell, Her sea-green ringlets braiding!

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Sparry, sp�r′i, adj. consisting of, or like, spar.—n.

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Siderite, sid′ėr-īt, n. the lodestone: native iron protocarbonate—also Chalybite, Spathic or Sparry iron, Junckerite.

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It would appear, that when the Indians see any sparry substance projecting above the surface, they dig there; but they have no other rule to direct them, and have never found the metal in its original repository.

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