Dis″thene (?), n. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � force: cf. F. disthène.] (Min.) Cyanite or kyanite; — so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See Cyanite.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.