klipsteinite

[Named by Kobell after Profe or Von Klipstein; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: An amorphous compact mineral with dull luster; color, dark-brown to black, streak, reddish brown, opaque. Composition: A hydrated silicate of manganese and iron, and is probably only impure rhodonite (q. v.). Klon-dike, s. [A corruption of the Indian word thron-diuck=fishing grounds. A river and gold bearing region in the Northwest Territory, Canada. The river enters the Yukon near Dawson, and the gold-bearing region extends into Alaska. The discovery of rich gold fields in the Klondike region in 1996 caused great excitement throughout the United States and Canada. There was a great rush of prospectors to the region, and by the close of 1898 something over $20,000,000 of gold had been taken out. The term Klondike is now commonly applied to any succe ful busine venture; as, "the investment proved to be a regular Klondike . " kloof, s. [Dut.=a gap.] A ravine; a gully. ( South Africa.) Initial k is always silent before n. *knab, v . t . [Dut. knappen .] [KNAP.] 1. To bite, to gnaw. 2. To catch, to seize. [NAB.] pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, Syrian. æ, IMG:content-0262.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To crack; to make a sharp, cracking noise. "If they can hear their beads knacke upon each other, they are not bid to care for hearing their praiers reflect upon heaven." -Bishop Hall : Quo Vadis ? 2. To talk affectedly or mincingly. *knăck-er (1), s. [Eng. knack ; -er .] 1. A maker of small work, toys, or knick-knacks. 2. One of two pieces of wood used as playthings by boys, who strike them together by moving the hand; castanets, bones.