Druse

n. [Ger. druse, bonny, crystallized piece of ore, Bohem. druza. Cf. Dross.] (Mining.) A cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with crystals or filled with water.

(Geog.) One of a people dwelling on Mount Lebanon, in Syria, and speaking Arabic. Their religion is peculiar to themselves, and is involved in some mystery. [Written also Druze.] Mosheim.