The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ponderous spar
Ponderous \Pon"der*ous\, a. [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. pond['e]reux. See Ponder.]
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Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.
The sepulcher . . . Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws.
--Shak. Important; momentous; forcible. ``Your more ponderous and settled project.''
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Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.
Ponderous spar (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite.