First Known Use: 1772
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feldspar
noun feld·spar \ˈfel(d)-ˌspär\
: a very common type of mineral
Full Definition of FELDSPAR
: any of a group of crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates with either potassium, sodium, calcium, or barium and that are an essential constituent of nearly all crystalline rocks
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Origin of FELDSPAR
modification of obsolete German Feldspath (now Feldspat), from German Feld field + obsolete German Spath (now Spat) spar
Rhymes with FELDSPAR
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