Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - porphyry
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Porphyry
porphyry
noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Middle English porphiri, from Medieval Latin porphyrium, alteration of Latin porphyrites, from Greek porphyrites (lithos), literally, stone like Tyrian purple, from porphyra purple Date: 15th century 1. a rock consisting of feldspar crystals embedded in a compact dark red or purple groundmass 2. an igneous rock of porphyritic texture
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hard rock quarried in ancient Egypt, composed of crystals of white or red feldspar in a red matrix. 2 Geol. an igneous rock with large crystals scattered in a matrix of much smaller crystals. Derivatives porphyritic adj. Etymology: ME ult. f. med.L porphyreum f. Gk porphurites f. porphura purple ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1395, from O.Fr. porfire, from L. porphyrites, a purple semi-precious stone quarried in Egypt, from Gk. porphyrites "like purple" (the stone's name in Gk.), from porphyra "purple." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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