montmorillonite

[From Montmorillon, France, where found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A soft, clay-like mineral. Luster, feeble; color, white, grayish, rose-red, bluish, green; unctuous. Composition: E entially a hydrated silicate of alumina. *mon-toir' (oi as wâ), s. (Fr.) A horse-block; a stone or step used to help in mounting a horse. mon-ton, s . [Sp.] Min.: A heap of ore; a batch under proce of amalgamation, varying in quantity in different mining districts. IMG:content-1379.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Something built or erected in memory of some event, person, or action; especially a memorial erected over a grave. "Let their fathers lie without a monument." Shakesp.: Cymbeline, iv. 2. *3. A tomb, a grave, a family vault. "On your family's old monument Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites." Shakesp.: Much Ado about Nothing , iv. 1. 4. An enduring evidence or example; a notable instance. "The monuments of human strength." Cowper : Poetical Epistle . mon-u-men-tal, a . & s. [Eng. monument; -al.] A. As adjective : 1. Of or pertaining to a monument or memorial; as, a monumental inscription. 2. Serving as a monument or memorial. 3. Of or pertaining to a tomb. "By plate of monumental bra ." Words worth: White Doe of Rylstone, vii. 4. Having the character or appearance of a monu IMG:content-1380.png:[blocks in formation] 2. By means of monuments. fate, fat, färe, amidst, what, fall, 2760