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gneiss (n.)
1757, from German
Gneiss
"type of metamorphic rock," probably from Middle High German
gneist
"spark" (so called because the rock glitters), from Old High German
gneisto
"spark" (cf. Old English
gnast
"spark," Old Norse
gneisti
).
