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An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica.

tween white and steel-gray, with a metallic luster, and consisting chiefly of arsenic and iron.

with titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the alteration of titanic iron.

An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc.

ormis. See Encrinite. -- Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus. -- Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish. -- Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb (Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers. -- Lil…

Hydrous sesquixoide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite.

her, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond. "Links of iron." Shak.

A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [Written also lintstock.]

A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.

am, n., 2. -- Loam molding, the process or business of making loam molds. Loam plate, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, or from which it is suspended. -- Loam work, loam molding or loam molds.

A tin-white arsenide of iron, isomorphous with arsenopyrite.

An iron club used in lofting the ball; -- called also lofting iron.

A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar.

A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also loup.]

occurring in small, green, transparent, monoclinic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron.

A borate of iron and magnesia, occurring in fibrous masses of a blackish green color.

matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. " A lump of cheese." Piers Plowman. " This lump of clay." Shak.

An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage. Lunette window (Arch.), a window which fills or partly fills a lunette.

The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet. Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of Arsinoë all of magnet, or this lo…

A magnet. [Obs.] As the magnetic hardest iron draws. Milton.