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Druse

created by Webster 1913

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:15:01

Druse (?), n. [Cf. G. druse bonny, crystallized piece of ore, Bohem. druza. Cf. Dross.] Min.

A cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water; a geode.

 

© Webster 1913.


Druse (?), n.

One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the Lebanon mountains of Syria.

The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the 9th century. Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God. Am. Cyc.

 

© Webster 1913.


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