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pagodite Min. (ˈpægədaɪt) [a. F. pagodite (C. A. G. Napione 1798), f. pagode pagod + -ite1.] A soft mineral carved by the Chinese into figures of pagodas, images, etc.; also called agalmatolite.1837 Dana Min. 254 Agalmatolite..Pagodite. 1842 Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Pagodite, a species of steatite o...
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Pagodite
Pagodite or agalmatolite is a variety of pyrophyllite used by Chinese artisans for carvings in pagodas and similar objects. Small pagodite pieces are used as traditional writing tools in Japan.
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lardite
lardite Min. (ˈlɑːdaɪt) [ad. mod.L. lardītēs (Wallerius, 1778), f. lardum (see lard n.); its earlier Fr. name was ‘pierre de lard’.] † a. A synonym of steatite. b. A synonym of pagodite.1796 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 153 Indurated Steatites. Lardites of Wallerius. 1814 Allan Min. Nomen. 46 Steati...
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pagoda
pagoda (pəˈgəʊdə) Also 7 pagotha, pogodo, 8 pagodoe. [ad. Pg. pagode, pl. pagodes (1516 in Yule), It. pagode, pl. -i; app. a corruption of a name found by the Portuguese in India. (Yule has no example of the form pagoda in 16th c. Pg. or It.; the -a appears to have been an Eng. representation of fin...
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Pyrophyllite
Other soft compact minerals (steatite and pinite) used for these Chinese carvings are included with pyrophyllite under the terms agalmatolite and pagodite
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The earliest of these dentures were entirely wooden, but later versions used natural human teeth or sculpted pagodite, ivory, or animal horn for the teeth
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agalmatolite
agalmatolite Min. (ægælˈmætəlaɪt) [mod. f. Gr. ἄγαλµα, -ατος, statue, image + λίθος stone.] A name applied to various soft minerals, capable of being easily carved; properly the ‘Figure-stone’ or Pagodite, in which figures are cut by the Chinese.1832 Nat. Philos. II. 28 (U.K.S.) Pyrometric pieces fo...
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