sparry

English

Etymology

spar +‎ -y

Adjective

sparry (comparative more sparry, superlative most sparry)

1. abundant in spar (the mineral)
2. resembling spar (the mineral)
   • 1801, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, […], by Biggs and Cottle, […], →OCLC:

     A thousand shapes they wore, those islet stones, […]
     Some rich with yellow lichen’s gold,
     Or ruddier tinged, or grey, or silver-white,
     Or sparkling sparry radiance to the sun.

Derived terms

• sparry iron
• sparry limestone

Anagrams

• pray'rs