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Definition of 'druse'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) druse
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.

Etymology: (1805–15; < G; cf. MHG, OHG druos gland, tumor, G Drüse gland (MHG drües, pl. of druos))

Definition of 'druse'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Druze, Druse
an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God
"a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives"

Definition of 'druse'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) druse
a cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water; a geode

2. (noun) druse
one of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the Lebanon mountains of Syria

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