milarite

[Named after the Valley of Milar; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: A mineral found in hexagonal prisms, which De Cloizeaux and others show to be due to a twinning similar to that of aragonite; the crystallization is, therefore, orthorhombic. Hardne , 5.5-6; luster, vitreous; colorle to greenish; brittle. Composition: Silica, 72-66; alumina, 10-39; lime, 11:30; potash, 474; water, 0-91=100, corresponding to the formula, HKCa2Al2Si12030. Found, with adu. lari a, ., in Val Giuf, Grawbündten, Switzerland. Named milarite because stated to have been found in Val Milar, which was incorrect. The name Giufite in lieu thereof is suggested. milch, *mylche, adj . [A softened form of milk (q. v.); Icel. mjólkr =milk; milkr , mjólkr =milk-giv. ing; Ger. melk =milch.] 1. Lit .: Giving milk; kept for milking; applied only to beasts. "Take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke."-1 Sam . vi. 7. *2. Fig .: Weeping; shedding tears. "The instant burst of clamor that she made, Would have made milch the burning eyes of heav'n." Shakesp.: Hamlet , ii. 2. In this instance Hall i well and others prefer to explain the word as white , while Douce, with some probability, refers it to Mid. Eng. milce, milse (A. S. milds , milts )=gentle. *milch-ỹ, a . [Eng.milch; -y.] Milk-giving. "There milchy goats come freely to the paile." Heath: Odes of Horace , Epode 16.