Blende Definition

blĕnd
noun
Any of several minerals, esp. metallic sulfides, with a bright luster; specif., sphalerite.
Webster's New World

(mineralogy) A naturally-occurring sulphide of zinc.

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Noun

Singular:
blende
Plural:
blendes

Origin of Blende

  • German from blenden to deceive (because it resembles lead ore) from Middle High German blenden from Old High German blentan to blind, deceive bhel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Blende, from blenden (“deceive”), because it resembles galena.

    From Wiktionary

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