Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ADULARIA
n.[From Adula, the summit of a Swiss mountain. ] A mineral deemed the most perfect variety of felspar; its color white, or with a tinge of green, yellow, or red.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ADULARIA
Ad `u *la "ri *a, n. Etym: [From Adula, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found. ] (Min. )
Defn: A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone.
Duden Dictionary
Adular
Adu lar Substantiv, maskulin Mineralogie , der |Adul a r |italienisch adularia, nach dem Gebirgsmassiv Adula in den Alpen (zu den Feldspaten gehörender ) farbloser oder weißlicher bis bläulicher Schmuckstein mit irisierendem Glanz
Spanish Dictionary
adular
adular verbo transitivo Alabar de forma exagerada y generalmente interesada a una persona para conseguir un favor o ganar su voluntad :no soporto su descarada forma de adular al jefe .SINÓNIMO lisonjear .
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