Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BER'YL-CRYS-TAL
BER'YL-CRYS-TAL, n.
A species of imperfect crystal of a very pure, clear, and equal texture. It is always of the figure of a long and slender column, irregularly hexangular, and tapering at the top. Its color is a pale brown, of a fine transparency. – Encyc.
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