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Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic ti…

Height; altitude. [Obs.]

Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless, white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also massive and compact.

A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying, in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also chabasie.

The act of placing in a circle, or round about, or the state of being so placed. Evelyn.

A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples.

Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language. Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite. Landor.

ination of the parts of any literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as, the composition of a poem or a piece of music. "The constant habit of elaborate composition." Macaulay.

Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded. [R.]

One who composes or sets in order.

Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. [R.] Darwin.

A placing over against; opposite position. [Obs.] F. Potter.

Crossness; coarseness; thickness; density. Bacon.

Hairiness. [R.]

Same as Crocoite.

s.] Bacon. When thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity. Shak. A screen accurately cut in tapiary work . . . with great curiosity. Evelin.

Moving about slightly. [R.] H. Bushnell.

A courier or runner. [Obs.] "Cursitors to and fro." Holland.

Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol, under Blue.

Compounded more than once; compounded with things already composite.