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hornslate
† hornslate Min. Obs. (ˈhɔːnsleɪt) [Cf. Ger. hornschiefer.] A schistous form of hornstone.1791 Beddoes in Phil. Trans. LXXXI. 60 The Scheibenberg, near Königsbruck, consists of a stone which Mr. Leske knows not whether to call hornslate, or corneous porphyry. 1796 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 307 Ho...
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wacke
wacke Geol. (ˈwækə) Also 9 wacca, wake, wacké. [a. Ger. wacke, dial. wake (MHG. wacke large stone, OHG. waggo pebble), a miners' word, adopted by Werner as a geological term.] A sandstone-like rock, resulting from the decomposition of basaltic rocks in situ. Cf. grauwacke, greywacke.1803 tr. Pallas'...
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horn
▪ I. horn, n. (hɔːn) Forms: 1– horn; also 3 heorn, 5 horun, 4–7 horne. [Com. Teut.: OE. horn masc. = OFris., OS. horn masc., OHG., ON. horn neut., Goth. haurn neut.:—OTeut. *horno-, cognate with L. cornu, Celtic corn ‘horn’: in ablaut relation with Gr. κέρ-ας, κερ-ατ-; cf. also Skr. {cced}ṛṅ-ga ‘hor...
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