Word Study
Margarite
CIDE DICTIONARY
Margarite, n. [L. margarita, Gr. a pearl; cf. F. marguerite.].
- A pearl. Peacham. [1913 Webster]
- A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster. [1913 Webster]
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