Blende
Pronunciation : Blende
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [G., fr. blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive, fr. blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it yields no lead. Cf. Sphalerite.] (Min.) (a) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by m
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913