pilinite

[Gr. pilinos made of felt; suff. ite ( Min.).] Min.: A mineral occurring in acicular crystals aggregated into a felt-like ma somewhat resembling asbestos. Crystallization, determined by optical characters, orthorhombic. Specific gravity, 2623; luster of crystals, silky; colorle . An analysis yielded: Silica, 55.70; alumina and sesquioxide of iron, 18.64; lime, 1951; lithia, 1'18; water, 497 100. Proposed formula, (CaLi2) [Al2] Si5O15+aq. Found with various minerals in cavities in granite at Striegau, Silesia. *pil-1-on, s . [Lat. pileus .] A kind of hat. ( Pierce Plowman's Crede, 839.) pill (1), *pille, *pylle, subst. [A contract. of Fr. pilule, from Lat. pilula (q. v.). 1. Lit .: A little bali or discal ma of some medicinal substance to be swallowed whole. 2. Fig .: Something unpleasant or unwelcome which has to be swallowed, accepted, or put up with. pill-beetle, 8. 1. Sing .: The genus Byrrhus. 2. Pl .: The family Byrrhide. The name is given because when they draw their legs closely to the body and feign death they look like pills.