Definition of Fossel
Fos"sil (?), a. [L. fossilis,
fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal;
fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to
fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as,
fossil plants, shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first
found in the blue clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a
vegetable resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth. --
Fossil cork, flax,
paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus. -- Fossil farina, a soft
carbonate of lime. -- Fossil ore,
fossiliferous red hematite. Raymond.
Fos"sil, n. 1. A
substance dug from the earth. [Obs.]
&fist; Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the
word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants
found buried in the earth. Ure.
2. (Paleon.) The remains of an animal
or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct
species, but many of the later ones belong to species still
living.
3. A person whose views and opinions are
extremely antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time
rather than with the present. [Colloq.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- in paleontology, the mineralized remains of an animal or plant
- in linguistics, a w:fossilized term
- (metaphorically) anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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