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draconites

draconites is the plural of draconite.

Meaning of draconite

Noun

draconite (plural draconites)

  1. A mythical gemstone taken from the head of a live dragon and believed to have magical properties.
    • Dracontites is a stone that is forcibly taken from the brain of a dragon, and unless it is torn from the living creature it has not the quality of a gem; whence magi cut it out of dragons while they are sleeping. For bold men explore the cave of the dragons, and scatter there medicated grains to...c. 600–625, Isidore of Seville, Etymologies

Questions about draconites

What is draconites the plural of?
Draconites is the plural of draconite.

Words near draconites in the dictionary

  1. draconine
  2. draconism
  3. Draconist
  4. Draconists
  5. draconite
  6. draconites
  7. draconitic
  8. draconitic month
  9. draconitic months
  10. draconologist
  11. draconologists

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