English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Argillaceous
(a.)
Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing,
argil or clay; clayey.
Argilliferous
(a.)
Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound
with argil.
Argillite
(n.)
Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is
bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc.
Argillo-areenaceous
(a.)
Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand,
as a soil.
Argillo-calcareous
(a.)
Consisting of, or containing, clay and
calcareous earth.
Argillo-ferruginous
(a.)
Containing clay and iron.
Argillous
(a.)
Argillaceous; clayey.
Argive
(n.)
A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent
to Grecian or Greek.
Argive
(a.)
Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in
Greece.
Argo
(n.)
A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also
Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions,
Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
Argo
(n.)
The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four
companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
Argoan
(a.)
Pertaining to the ship Argo.
Argoile
(n.)
Potter's clay.
Argol
(n.)
Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar
is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from
wines on the sides of the casks.
Argolic
(a.)
Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.
Argon
(n.)
A substance regarded as an element, contained in the
atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness.
Argonaut
(n.)
Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with
Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
Argonaut
(n.)
A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
Argonauta
(n.)
A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper
nautilus or paper sailor.
Argonautic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.