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Meaning of MUSCOVITE

Pronunciation:  'musku`vIt, 'musku`vIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a resident of Moscow
  2. [n]  a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
  3. [adj]  of or relating to the residents of Moscow; "Muscovite street dealers"
 
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 See Also: damourite, isinglass, mica, Russian

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mus"co*vite\, n. [See {Muscovy glass}.]
1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia;
   hence, a Russian.
2. (Min.) Common potash mica. See {Mica}.
 
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