'Ponderous spar' definitions:

Definition of 'Ponderous spar'

From: GCIDE
  • Ponderous \Pon"der*ous\, a. [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. pond['e]reux. See Ponder.]
  • 1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant. [1913 Webster]
  • The sepulcher . . . Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Important; momentous; forcible. "Your more ponderous and settled project." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke. [1913 Webster]
  • Ponderous spar (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite. [1913 Webster]