kerrite

[Named by Genth after Prof. Kerr; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A foliated mineral found in fine scales, of a pale greenish-yellow color, and pearly luster. It is e entially a hydrated silicate of alumina and magnesia, and is related to jefferisite (q. v.), which it also resembles in its exfoliation under the blowpipe. Found a ociated with chlorite at the Culsagee Corundum Mine, Macon Co., North Carolina. "And, dre ing in a kersey thicker Than that which clothes a Cornish vicar, He seldom had the luck to eat In Berkeley square." B. As adjective : Cawthorn: Wit and Learning. 1. Lit .: Made or consisting of kersey. "Black karsie stockings, worsted now, Yea silke of youthful'st dye." Warner: Albion's England, bk. ix. 2. Fig .: Homely, homespun, plain. "In ru et yeas, and honest kersey noes." Shakesp.: Love's Labor's Lost , v. 2. ker-şey, v. [KERSEY, 8. ] To dre in kersey. (Feltham: Resolves , p. 48.) ker-şeğ-mëre, s. [A corruption of ca imere (q. v.).] Fabric : A kind of light woolen twilled goods with an oil finish, for men's wear. ker-se-nětte, s. [CASSINETTE.] ker-stěn-ite, s. [Named by Dana after Kersten, who described it ( Min.).] Min.: A mineral occurring in small sulphur yellow spheres and botryoidal ma es. Cleavage distinct in one direction. Hardne , 3-4; luster, greasy to vitreous; brittle; fracture, fibrous. Consists of selenous acid, oxide of lead, and a little copper. Occurs, with other selenides, at Hild burg hausen. *kerve, v. t. [CARVE.]