selenitesn.

/sɛlɪˈnʌɪtiːz/

Forms: In Middle English silenites. Also 1600s selenitis.

Etymology: < Latin selēnītēs (also selēnītis ) = Greek σεληνίτης λίθος (literally ‘moonstone’; so called because it was supposed to wax and wane with the moon), < σελήνη moon: see -ite suffix¹.

Obsolete.

1. = selenite n.¹ 1.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > stone

crystal stonea1387

crystala1393

selenitesa1398

selenite1567

pantarbe1582

hag stone1787

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [noun] > gypsum > selenite > having fabulous qualities

selenitesa1398

selenite1567

phengite1601

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xci. 873 Silenites is a stone of Perse, grene as gras, his colour yliche to þe stone iaspis,..and schyneþ wiþ a white spekke.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. x. 629 Selenites is a precious stone, white and transparent.

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxi. v. 843 The Selenites is another stone wherein the waxing and waning of the Moone is euer visible.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Selenites,..Moon-Stone, said to be a Stone still found in China, which has this remarkable Property, That it increases and decreases, as the Moon waxes and wains.

2. Mineralogy. = selenite n.¹ 2.

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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [noun] > gypsum > selenite

selenite1668

selenites1681

stanch1712

marienglas1762

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. §i. v. 309 A lump of the Talk~rock near Spiral..consisteth of broken pieces, like those of the Selenites.

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 172 A Body, that has the shape and appearance of a Diamond, may prove, upon Examination, to be nothing but Crystal, or Selenitis [1702, 1713 Selenites].

a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) i. 73 A pretty large Piece of a Selenites.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Selenites,..the name of a large class of fossils.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Of this class there are seven orders... The selenitæ of the first order are those composed of horizontal plates, and approaching to a rhomboidal form.

1820 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 308/2 Quarries of Heddington yield fine selenitæ.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	selenites
释义	selenitesn. /sɛlɪˈnʌɪtiːz/ Forms: In Middle English silenites. Also 1600s selenitis. Etymology: < Latin selēnītēs (also selēnītis ) = Greek σεληνίτης λίθος (literally ‘moonstone’; so called because it was supposed to wax and wane with the moon), < σελήνη moon: see -ite suffix¹. Obsolete. 1. = selenite n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > stone crystal stonea1387 crystala1393 selenitesa1398 selenite1567 pantarbe1582 hag stone1787 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [noun] > gypsum > selenite > having fabulous qualities selenitesa1398 selenite1567 phengite1601 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xci. 873 Silenites is a stone of Perse, grene as gras, his colour yliche to þe stone iaspis,..and schyneþ wiþ a white spekke. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. x. 629 Selenites is a precious stone, white and transparent. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xxi. v. 843 The Selenites is another stone wherein the waxing and waning of the Moone is euer visible. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Selenites,..Moon-Stone, said to be a Stone still found in China, which has this remarkable Property, That it increases and decreases, as the Moon waxes and wains. 2. Mineralogy. = selenite n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [noun] > gypsum > selenite selenite1668 selenites1681 stanch1712 marienglas1762 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. §i. v. 309 A lump of the Talk~rock near Spiral..consisteth of broken pieces, like those of the Selenites. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 172 A Body, that has the shape and appearance of a Diamond, may prove, upon Examination, to be nothing but Crystal, or Selenitis [1702, 1713 Selenites]. a1728 J. Woodward Attempt Nat. Hist. Fossils Eng. (1729) i. 73 A pretty large Piece of a Selenites. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Selenites,..the name of a large class of fossils. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Of this class there are seven orders... The selenitæ of the first order are those composed of horizontal plates, and approaching to a rhomboidal form. 1820 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 308/2 Quarries of Heddington yield fine selenitæ. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1398
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