See Also: miter(dictionary)

fulgurite (iou) and miter (oh)


fulgurite (iou)



fulgurite noun. M19.
[from Latin fulgur lightning + -ITE1.]
Geology. (A piece of) sand or Other substance fused or vitrified by lightning.

miter (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: mitre, from Latin mitra 'band around the head', from Greek]
the American spelling of mitre