Definition of Argilaceous
Ar`gil*la"ceous (&?;), a. [L.
argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay;
consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.
Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone
containing much clay. -- Argillaceous iron ore,
the clay ironstone. -- Argillaceous schist or
state. See Argillite.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- pertaining to clay
*1994: The gleam of the land is in its rocks, the fine-grained argillaceous rocks, here, not purple or grey, but green of living stone. (Winterson, Art & Lies)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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