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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Small, tear-shaped or nearly spherical pieces of volcanic glass often found at the end of a strand of Pele's hair, forming from the solidification of lava droplets ejected from a volcano.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Translation of Hawaiian waimaka o Pele : waimaka, tears (from wai, water + maka, eye) + o, of + Pele, volcano goddess (from pele, lava flow).]
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