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Definition of Macle
1. n. Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite.
Definition of Macle
1. a spot or discoloration in a mineral [n -S] : MACLED [adj]
Medical Definition of Macle
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Macle
Literary usage of Macle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"macle is also the name of the variety of Andalusite (qv) called Chiastolite, a
silicate of ... macle has been much used for making beads for rosaries, ..."
2. An elementary treatise on mineralogy and geology by Parker Cleaveland (1816)
"The macle, or white part of the crystal, melts with difficulty by the blowpipe
into a white enamel. (Localities.) The macle is almost always imbedded in a ..."
3. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1883)
"A diamond at last, of macle shape, weighing some twenty carats ! must tell ...
A large macle, unflawed, is commonly worth more than a single crystal of the ..."
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