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English Dictionary: argillaceous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
argillaceous
adj
  1. resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: argillaceous, clayey]
    Antonym(s): arenaceous, sandlike, sandy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Argillaceous \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}.
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