argillous
English
Etymology
From Latin argillosus, from argilla. See argil.
Adjective
argillous (comparative more argillous, superlative most argillous)
- clayey; argillaceous
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Translations
argillaceous — see argillaceous
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for argillous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)