Both Uses of
mica
in
Heart of Darkness
- His little eyes glittered like mica discs—with curiosity,—though he tried to keep up a bit of superciliousness.†
Chpt 1 *
- He stood there for a moment in the moonlight with his delicate hooked nose set a little askew, and his mica eyes glittering without a wink, then, with a curt Good night, he strode off.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
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(mica) any of various minerals consisting of materials such as hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves