01 n. A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.
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A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.(Min.) See: Crystallite
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A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Trichite sheaf —
one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender setae characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under Spicule.