egirite, ægyrite, ægirine

[In Ger., Sw., ., ægirin, fr. Ægir, the Scand in avian god of the sea.] Min.: This mineral, all the spellings of which given above are used by Dana either in the body of his work or in the index, is cla ified by him under his "Oxygen Compounds-Bisilicates." It contains more than 50 per cent. of silica, 22 of sesqui-oxide of iron, 9 of soda, and 6 of lime. It is monoclinic, and isomorphous with pyroxene. generally occurs in striated or channelled prisms a greenish-black colour and vitreous lustre. It is found in Norway, in Arkansas, . of It IMG:content-0224.png:[blocks in formation] Egina-Æolian 1. Cla . Myth. The naiad mentioned in the elf, in compos. [A.S.] An elf, a genius etymology. "And make him with fair Egle break his faith." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream , ii. 5. 2. Zool.: A genus of decapodous short tailed crabs. The Æ . rufopunctata , or red spotted Ægle, is found in the Mauritius and the Philippine Islands. 3. Bot . A genus of plants belonging to the order Aurantiacese (Citron-worts). The Ægle Marmelos, the Bhel, Bale, Bilwa, or Bengal Quince, a thorny tree with ternate leaves and a delicious pulpy fruit, with a smooth, yellow, very hard rind, grows wild in India. Dr. Royle says that the astringent rind is used in dyeing yellow. In Ceylon a perfume is prepared from it, and the seed is employed as a cement. In India the legumes are used in asthma, the fruit, a little unripe, in diarrhea and dysentery, and a decoction of the root and bark in hypochondriacal complaints and palpitation of the heart. 4. Astron.: An asteroid, the ninety-sixth found. It was discovered by Coggia, on February 17, 1868. * æg-logue, s. [ECLOGUE.] An eclogue (q.v.). "A pastoral song." ( Kersey .) A word introduced by Petrarch, who derived it from αΐξ (aix), gen it. αἰγός ( aigos ) = a goat, and λόγος ( logos ) = speech, and attributed to it the meaning "the talk of goatherds," in place of the "talk of goats." Spenser and some other writers adopt it. It is simply eclogue spelled in a different way, owing to the fact that its proper etymology has been misunderstood. [ECLOGUE.] "Which moved him rather in æglogues otherwise to write." Spenser: Pastorals.