[…] natural colossi from two to five hundred feet high, done in argillaceous sandstone or a singular species of conglomerate, all of which owe their existence almost entirely to the agency of wind.
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Argillaceous
//ɑːd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs//
Synonyms for "argillaceous" (1 found)
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13 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- глинест adj (pertaining to clay)
- съдържащ глина adj (pertaining to clay)
French
2 entries- argilacé adj (pertaining to clay)
- argileux adj (pertaining to clay)
German
2 entries- tonartig adj (pertaining to clay)
- tonhaltig adj (pertaining to clay)
Italian
1 entries- argilloso adj (pertaining to clay)
Latin
1 entries- argillaceus adj (pertaining to clay)
Polish
1 entries- gliniasty adj (pertaining to clay)
Portuguese
2 entries- argiloso adj (pertaining to clay)
- argiláceo adj (pertaining to clay)
Russian
1 entries- гли́нистый adj (pertaining to clay)
Spanish
1 entries- arcilloso adj (pertaining to clay)
Sample sentences
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The gleam of the land is in its rocks, the fine-grained argillaceous rocks, here, not purple or grey, but green of living stone.
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