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Macle
(gcide) | Macle \Ma"cle\, n. [L. macula a spot: cf. F. macle. Cf.
Mackle, Mascle.] (Min.)
(a) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance
of a cross section. See Chiastolite.
(b) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
(c) A twin crystal.
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macle
(gcide) | Chiastolite \Chi*as"to*lite\ (k[-i]*[a^]s"t[-o]*l[imac]t), n.
[Gr. chiasto`s marked with a [chi] + -lite. See Chiasm. So
called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of its crystals
to the Greek letter [chi].] (Min.)
A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The
tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the
symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.
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macleish
(encz) | MacLeish, |
macleod
(encz) | Macleod, |
Macle
(gcide) | Macle \Ma"cle\, n. [L. macula a spot: cf. F. macle. Cf.
Mackle, Mascle.] (Min.)
(a) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance
of a cross section. See Chiastolite.
(b) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
(c) A twin crystal.
[1913 Webster]Chiastolite \Chi*as"to*lite\ (k[-i]*[a^]s"t[-o]*l[imac]t), n.
[Gr. chiasto`s marked with a [chi] + -lite. See Chiasm. So
called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of its crystals
to the Greek letter [chi].] (Min.)
A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The
tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the
symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.
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Macleaya
(gcide) | Macleaya \Macleaya\, prop. n. (Bot.)
A genus of East Asian perennial herbs including the plume
poppy.
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Macled
(gcide) | Macled \Ma"cled\, a.
1. (Min.)
(a) Marked like macle (chiastolite).
(b) Having a twin structure. See Twin, a.
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2. See Mascled.
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archibald macleish
(wn) | Archibald MacLeish
n 1: United States poet (1892-1982) [syn: MacLeish, {Archibald
MacLeish}] |
genus macleaya
(wn) | genus Macleaya
n 1: a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy [syn:
Macleaya, genus Macleaya] |
john james rickard macleod
(wn) | John James Rickard Macleod
n 1: Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G.
Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin
(1876-1935) [syn: Macleod, John Macleod, {John James
Rickard Macleod}] |
john macleod
(wn) | John Macleod
n 1: Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G.
Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin
(1876-1935) [syn: Macleod, John Macleod, {John James
Rickard Macleod}] |
macleaya
(wn) | Macleaya
n 1: a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy [syn:
Macleaya, genus Macleaya] |
macleaya cordata
(wn) | Macleaya cordata
n 1: herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike
panicles of creamy white flowers [syn: plume poppy,
bocconia, Macleaya cordata] |
macleish
(wn) | MacLeish
n 1: United States poet (1892-1982) [syn: MacLeish, {Archibald
MacLeish}] |
macleod
(wn) | Macleod
n 1: Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G.
Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin
(1876-1935) [syn: Macleod, John Macleod, {John James
Rickard Macleod}] |
sir harry maclennan lauder
(wn) | Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder
n 1: Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
[syn: Lauder, Harry Lauder, {Sir Harry MacLennan
Lauder}] |
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