Muscovite Definition

mŭskə-vīt
noun
A very common, light-colored, soft mica, hydrous potassium aluminum silicate, KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2, used as an electrical or thermal insulator.
Webster's New World
A person born or living in Muscovy.
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A person born or living in Moscow.
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A Russian.
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adjective
Of Muscovy.
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Of Moscow.
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Russian.

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Other Word Forms of Muscovite

Noun

Singular:
muscovite
Plural:
muscovites

Origin of Muscovite

  • 1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian"), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy") + -ita.

    From Wiktionary

  • In 1850 from Muscovy glass +"Ž -ite, from the province Muscovy in Russia. Named by James Dwight Dana.

    From Wiktionary

  • Muscovy glass its former name –ite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Muscovite Sentence Examples

  • The Muscovite tsars had pursued them with fire and sword.

  • Thus, for want of funds, Alexander was unable to assist the Grand Master of the Order of the Sword against Muscovite aggression, or prevent Tsar Ivan III.

  • He certainly left Muscovite society worse than he found it, and so prepared the way for the horrors of "the Great Anarchy."

  • As these independent Tatar states were always jealous of each other, and their jealousy often broke out in open hostility, it was easy to prevent any combined action on their part; and as in each khanate there were always several pretenders and contending factions, Muscovite diplomacy had little difficulty in weakening them individually and preparing for their annexation.

  • As the Muscovite and the Lithuano-Polish princes were equally ambitious and equally anxious to widen their borders, they naturally came into conflict.

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Words Starting With

MMUMUS

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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