Associations to the word «Druse»

Wiktionary

DRUSE, noun. (mineralogy) An inner surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
DRUSE, noun. (botany) An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.
DRUSE, noun. (ophthalmology) A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.
DRUSE, noun. Alternative form of Druze

Dictionary definition

DRUSE, noun. An adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope