Lavalike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity

    "He recalled that his early purchase of the white rabbit plate led him to the work of Hugh Cornwall Robertson, the Massachusetts founder of Dedham Pottery, whose heavy drip vases with colorful, lavalike glazes reminded him of the thick paint applied by Abstract Expressionist artists."

Example

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"He recalled that his early purchase of the white rabbit plate led him to the work of Hugh Cornwall Robertson, the Massachusetts founder of Dedham Pottery, whose heavy drip vases with colorful, lavalike glazes reminded him of the thick paint applied by Abstract Expressionist artists."

Etymology

From lava + -like.

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