| Bitter spar |
A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See Dolomite. |
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| Rhomb spar |
A variety of dolomite. |
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| Shiver-spar |
A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; -- called also slate spar. |
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| Spar |
An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalliferous vein. |
n. |
| Spar |
A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff. |
v. t. |
| Spar |
Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; -- still applied locally to rafters. |
v. t. |
| Spar |
The bar of a gate or door. |
v. t. |
| Spar |
To bolt; to bar. |
v. t. |
| Spar |
To To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel. |
v. t. |
| Spar |
To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do. |
v. i. |
| Spar |
To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box. |
v. i. |
| Spar |
To contest in words; to wrangle. |
v. i. |
| Spar |
A contest at sparring or boxing. |
n. |
| Spar |
A movement of offense or defense in boxing. |
n. |
| Calc-spar |
Same as Calcite. |
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| Derbyshire spar |
A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work. |
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| Double-hung |
Having both sashes hung with weights and cords; -- said of a window. |
a. |
| Fluor spar |
See Fluorite. |
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| Hung |
of Hang |
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| Heavy spar |
Native barium sulphate or barite, -- so called because of its high specific gravity as compared with other non-metallic minerals. |
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