[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mountain \moun"tain\ moun"ti^n, a.
   1. of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
      living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
      among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
      mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
      1913 webster

   2. like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
      1913 webster

            the high, the mountain majesty of worth. --byron.
      1913 webster

   mountain antelope zool., the goral.

   mountain ash bot., an ornamental tree, the pyrus
      americana or sorbus americana, producing beautiful
      bunches of red berries. its leaves are pinnate, and its
      flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. the european
      species is the pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.

   mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
      transportation, used in measuring the heights of
      mountains.

   mountain beaver zool., the sewellel.

   mountain blue min., blue carbonate of copper; azurite.

   mountain cat zool., the catamount. see catamount.

   mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
      generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.

   mountain cock zool., capercailzie. see capercailzie.

   mountain cork min., a variety of asbestus, resembling
      cork in its texture.

   mountain crystal. see under crystal.

   mountain damson bot., a large tree of the genus
      simaruba simaruba amarga growing in the west indies,
      which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
      used in medicine.

   mountain dew, scotch whisky, so called because often
      illicitly distilled among the mountains. humorous

   mountain ebony bot., a small leguminous tree bauhinia
      variegata of the east and west indies; -- so called
      because of its dark wood. the bark is used medicinally and
      in tanning.

   mountain flax min., a variety of asbestus, having very
      fine fibers; amianthus. see amianthus.

   mountain fringe bot., climbing fumitory. see under
      fumitory.

   mountain goat. zool. see mazama.

   mountain green. min.
      a green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
      b see green earth, under green, a.

   mountain holly bot., a branching shrub nemopanthes
      canadensis, having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
      it is found in the northern united states.

   mountain laurel bot., an american shrub kalmia
      latifolia with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
      clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. the foliage is
      poisonous. called also american laurel, ivy bush, and
      calico bush. see kalmia.

   mountain leather min., a variety of asbestus, resembling
      leather in its texture.

   mountain licorice bot., a plant of the genus trifolium
      trifolium alpinum.

   mountain limestone geol., a series of marine limestone
      strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
      standstone of great britain. see chart of geology.

   mountain linnet zool., the twite.

   mountain magpie. zool.
      a the yaffle, or green woodpecker.
      b the european gray shrike.

   mountain mahogany bot. see under mahogany.

   mountain meal min., a light powdery variety of calcite,
      occurring as an efflorescence.

   mountain milk min., a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
      lime.

   mountain mint. bot. see mint.

   mountain ousel zool., the ring ousel; -- called also
      mountain thrush and mountain colley. see ousel.

   mountain pride, or mountain green bot., a tree of
      jamaica spathelia simplex, which has an unbranched
      palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
      leaves.

   mountain quail zool., the plumed partridge oreortyx
      pictus of california. it has two long, slender,
      plumelike feathers on the head. the throat and sides are
      chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
      and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.

   mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
      position and direction.

   mountain rice. bot.
      a an upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
          in some parts of asia, europe, and the united states.
      b an american genus of grasses oryzopsis.

   mountain rose bot., a species of rose with solitary
      flowers, growing in the mountains of europe rosa
      alpina.

   mountain soap min., a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
      color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.

   mountain sorrel bot., a low perennial plant oxyria
      digyna with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
      greenish flowers, found in the white mountains of new
      hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --gray.

   mountain sparrow zool., the european tree sparrow.

   mountain spinach. bot. see orach.

   mountain tobacco bot., a composite plant arnica
      montana of europe; called also leopard's bane.

   mountain witch zool., a ground pigeon of jamaica, of the
      genus geotrygon.
      1913 webster
see also:
mountain antelope mountain ash pyrus americana sorbus americana pyrus aucuparia mountain barometer 
mountain beaver mountain blue mountain cat catamount mountain chain 
mountain cock capercailzie mountain cork mountain crystal crystal 
mountain damson simaruba simaruba amarga mountain dew mountain ebony 
bauhinia variegata mountain flax amianthus mountain fringe fumitory 
mountain goat mazama mountain green green earth green 
mountain holly nemopanthes canadensis mountain laurel kalmia latifolia american laurel 
ivy bush calico bush kalmia mountain leather mountain licorice 
trifolium trifolium alpinum mountain limestone geology mountain linnet 
mountain magpie mountain mahogany mahogany mountain meal mountain milk 
mountain mint mint mountain ousel mountain thrush mountain colley 
ousel mountain pride spathelia simplex mountain quail oreortyx pictus 
mountain range mountain rice oryzopsis mountain rose rosa alpina 
mountain soap mountain sorrel oxyria digyna mountain sparrow mountain spinach 
orach mountain tobacco arnica montana leopard's bane mountain witch 
geotrygon 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crystal \crys"tal\ kri^s"tal, n. oe. cristal, f. cristal,
   l. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. gr. kry`stallos, fr. kry`os
   icy cold, frost; cf. as. crystalla, fr. l. crystallum; prob.
   akin to e. crust. see crust, raw.
   1. chem.  min. the regular form which a substance tends to
      assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of
      cohesive attraction. it is bounded by plane surfaces,
      symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has
      fixed axial ratios. see crystallization.
      1913 webster

   2. the material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or
      nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with
      gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal.
      ornamental vessels are made of it. cf. smoky quartz,
      pebble; also brazilian pebble, under brazilian.
      1913 webster

   3. a species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
      manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
      ornamental forms. see flint glass.
      1913 webster

   4. the glass over the dial of a watch case.
      1913 webster

   5. anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
      1913 webster

            the blue crystal of the seas.         --byron.
      1913 webster

   blood crystal. see under blood.

   compound crystal. see under compound.

   iceland crystal, a transparent variety of calcite, or
      crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from iceland, and
      used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.
      

   rock crystal, or mountain crystal, any transparent
      crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless
      quartz.
      1913 webster
see also:
crust raw crystallization rock crystal smoky quartz pebble 
brazilian pebble brazilian flint glass blood crystal blood 
compound crystal compound iceland crystal rock crystal mountain crystal 

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