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Dictionary Results for porphyry:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

porphyry
    n 1: any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer
         groundmass of minerals [syn: porphyry, porphyritic
         rock]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Porphyry \Por"phy*ry\, n.; pl. Porphyries. [F. porphyre, L.
   porphyrites, fr. Gr. ? like purple, fr. ? purple. See
   Purple.] (Geol.)
   A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting
   of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which
   crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There
   are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly
   esteemed as marbles.
   [1913 Webster]

   Porphyry shell (Zool.), a handsome marine gastropod shell
      (Oliva porphyria), having a dark red or brown polished
      surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.
      [1913 Webster]

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