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Pe′le's hair′

Geologyvolcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.

translation of Hawaiian lauoho-o-Pele hair of Pele (goddess of the volcano Kilauea) 1840–50

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