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TOURMALIN

\tˈʊ͡əmɐlˌɪn], \tˈʊ‍əmɐlˌɪn], \t_ˈʊə_m_ɐ_l_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of TOURMALIN

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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-E, t[=oo]r'ma-lin, n. a beautiful mineral, with vitreous lustre, mostly black, brownish-black, and bluish-black. [From Tourmali, in Ceylon, whence a variety of the stone was first brought.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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