petrifaction

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petrifaction (countable and uncountable, plural petrifactions)

  1. Petrification.
  2. An object that has become petrified.
    • 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter VII, in Duty and Inclination: [], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 75:
      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.
  3. The condition of being petrified.

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