Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WA'VEL-LITE, a. [from Wavel, the discoverer.]

A mineral, a phosphate or sub-phosphate of alumin; commonly found in crystals, which usually adhere and radiate, forming hemispherical or globular concretions, from a very small size to an inch in diameter. The form of the crystal is usually that of a rhombic prism with dihedral terminations. – Phillips.