argillous

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English

Etymology

From Latin argillosus, from argilla. See argil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪləs/

Adjective

argillous (comparative more argillous, superlative most argillous)

(archaic) clayey; argillaceous
- 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: , 2nd edition, London: A Miller, for Edw Dod and Nath 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.

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