Lapideous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the nature of stone; stony. obsolete

    "Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon […] a Chilifactory menstruum or digestive preparation drawn from species or individuals, whose stomacks peculiarly dissolve lapideous bodies."

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bonycementconcretecorneouscraggycrystal

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"Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon […] a Chilifactory menstruum or digestive preparation drawn from species or individuals, whose stomacks peculiarly dissolve lapideous bodies."

Etymology

From Latin lapideus, from lapis (“stone”).

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