n. A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.
n. A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
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n. A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.
n. A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
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n. a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
Word Usage
"She sprinkled lavender and mint on his stomach, then followed the lines of the star with a piece of aventurine, mumbling of Mercury, the Roman messenger of the gods and god of travelers, and invoking the element of earth."