Etymology

schiller

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Today it means: A lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as hypersthene or labradorite, due to the presence of minute parallel inclusions. Full definition →

German Schiller
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  1. German · derived fromSchiller“shimmer”
  2. English todayschiller

From German Schiller (“shimmer”).

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