Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pyrite (-s)
pyrite (-s), n. [L. pyrītēs, fire-stone, flint < Gk π Øρ, fire.] (webplay: gold).
Iron pyrites; fool's gold; worthless substance which resembles gold.
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pyrite (-s), n. [L. pyrītēs, fire-stone, flint < Gk π Øρ, fire.] (webplay: gold).
Iron pyrites; fool's gold; worthless substance which resembles gold.
Return to page 72 of the letter “p”.