English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Aventurine
(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.
Aventurine
(n.)
A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout
with scales of yellow mica.