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Webster 1913 Edition
Argillaceous
Arˊgil-la′ceous
,Adj.
[L.
argillaceus
, fr. argilla
.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.
Argillaceous sandstone
(Geol.)
, a sandstone containing much clay.
– Argillaceous iron ore
, the clay ironstone.
– Argillaceous schist
or state
See
Argillite
.Webster 1828 Edition
Argillaceous
ARGILLA'CEOUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
argillaceous
argillaceous
English
Adjective
argillaceous (comparative more argillaceous, superlative most argillaceous)
- (chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
- 1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies, page 104:
- The gleam of the land is in its rocks, the fine-grained argillaceous rocks, here, not purple or grey, but green of living stone.
- 1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies, page 104: