Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of sphene or titanite, occurring in oblique rhombic prisms of an apple-green color.
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Examples
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"Yes; but what is the ligure or ligurite?" asked Durtal.
The Cathedral 1877
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"Finally the donor points out to the Virgin the interpretation of certain other matters set in the ring, which in the Middle Ages were regarded as precious: crystal, emblematic of chastity of body and soul; ligurite, resembling amber, more especially figurative of the quality of temperance; lodestone, which attracts iron, as She touches the chords of repentant hearts with the bow of her loving-kindness.
The Cathedral 1877
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