Petrifaction

Synonyms for "petrifaction" (8 found)

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Bulgarian

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  • вкаменяване noun (condition of being petrified)

German

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  • Versteinerung noun (condition of being petrified)

Occitan

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  • petrificacion noun (condition of being petrified)

Welsh

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  • fferdod noun (condition of being petrified)

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An Indian cabinet, consisting of a small but choice collection of petrefactions and fossils, was placed in a recess at the bottom of the room; a few paintings and portraits from the pencil of the most eminent artists adorned the walls.

Source: wiktionary

The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there; and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the chimney, as that dull petrifaction of a hearth had never known in Scrooge's time, or Marley's, or for many and many a winter season gone.

Source: wiktionary

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