argillous

English

Etymology

From Latin argillosus, from argilla. See argil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪləs/

Adjective

argillous (comparative more argillous, superlative most argillous)

1. (archaic) clayey; argillaceous
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     the colour of the sand and argillous earth at the bottom [of the sea]

Translations

argillaceous — see argillaceous

References

• “argillous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.