basaltine
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]basaltine (comparative more basaltine, superlative most basaltine)
- (obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.
- 1786, Richard Payne Knight, On the Worship of Priapus, section X:
- In this character she is represented by a small basaltine figure, of Egyptian sculpture, at Strawberry Hill, which is covered over with symbols of various kinds from top to bottom.