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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, which was used in China for carvings in pagodas. It is probably a variety of pinite. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

figure stonepagodite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγαλμα (ágalma, “statue”, stem amalgat-) + -o- + -lite.

Related phrases

figure stone

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