Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See schorl, schorlaceous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Min.) See
schorl ,schorlaceous .
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- noun Alternative form of
schorl .
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Examples
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The rocks (like all the hills in Konkodoo) are a coarse reddish granite, composed of red feldspar, white quartz, and black shorl; but it differs from any granite I have seen, in having round smooth pebbles, many of them as large as a cannon shot.
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008
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Ai rote sumthin shorl an, ai hoep mildlee amewsing – did mai best – but Jack rote a whole four part haiku – difference ov less tahn a minute.
Ok, iz can ‘splain… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Mrs. Lydia Simpkins shorl went floting down river and i had to row out and get it and she sed i had augt to know better than to get too many peeple on a worf and wet their feet and they thougt i done it
Brite and Fair Worth Brehm 1899
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The rocks (like all the hills in Konkodoo) are a coarse reddish granite, composed of red feldspar, white quartz, and black shorl; but it differs from any granite I have seen, in having round smooth pebbles, many of them as large as a cannon shot.
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 Mungo Park 1788
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Movie Review Slumdog Millionaire shorl. com 1 / 13 / 2009 - Hope within squalor, humor within violence - they're all thematic trademarks of the British director of druggie drama Trainspotting and zombie saga 28 Days Later.
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