'Margarite' definitions:
Definition of 'Margarite'
From: GCIDE
- Margarite \Mar"ga*rite\, n. [L. margarita, Gr. ? a pearl; cf. F. marguerite.]
- 1. A pearl. [Obs.] --Peacham. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Min.) A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster. [1913 Webster]