n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Low German; akin to Old English spærst ā n gypsum, spæren of plaster
Date: 1581
: any of various nonmetallic usually cleavable and lustrous minerals
n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Low German; akin to Old English spærst ā n gypsum, spæren of plaster
Date: 1581
: any of various nonmetallic usually cleavable and lustrous minerals
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012