druse

IPA: drˈuz

noun

  • (mineralogy) A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
  • (botany) An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.
  • (ophthalmology) A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.
  • Alternative form of Druze [(religion) A secretive religious community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.]
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Examples of "druse" in Sentences

  • Tschirakin's precious stone was doubtless nothing else than a druse of this shining but valueless mineral.
  • It was the first killing since a year in Lebanon. and Prime Minister Fuad Saniora had spoken to the druse leaders for peace.
  • I found no cavity (druse), no crystallized substance, not even rock-crystal; and no trace of pyrites, or any other metallic substance.
  • His chief of protocol at one time was a lady named Lucky Roosevelt which sounds very WASPy but in fact she's a Roosevelt by marriage and she's a Lebanese druse by birth.
  • SANA News reports about a couple from Majdal Shams, an absolutely lovely druse village (yup, I've been there) located on the occupied Golan Heights adjacent to the Syrian boarder, who studies at Damascus University.
  • If they are the same picture then no amount of leg, hip, thigh, or tongue movement could possibly create differences in the SAME picture. maybe this is a printing perspective ... this is the "printing press '" artistic expression. druse

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