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Pagodite - Wikipedia
Pagodite or agalmatolite is a variety of pyrophyllite used by Chinese artisans for carvings in pagodas and similar objects. Usually soft and sometimes soapy ...
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PAGODITE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
French pagodite, from pagode pagoda (from Portuguese) + -ite; so called from its use for carving miniature pagodas.
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pagodite, n. meanings, etymology and more
OED's earliest evidence for pagodite is from 1837, in the writing of James Dana, geologist, zoologist, and teacher. pagodite is a borrowing from French.
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pagodite
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: Mineral information, data and localities.
A soft, soapy stone of muscovite or kaolinite composition that occurs as an alteration product of rhyolite tuffs or lavas.
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pagodite - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From pagoda + -ite, because sometimes carved by the Chinese into the form of pagodas. Noun. edit. pagodite (uncountable). (dated, mineralogy) ...
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Pagodite | Dillon's Rolling Western Wiki | Fandom
Pagodite is a soft mineral ususally found in Treasure Hunts in Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger. This material for graffiti is very common in any ...
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Pagodite Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
Pagodite definition: (dated, mineralogy) Agalmatolite..
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Pagodite Definition, Meaning & Usage | FineDictionary.com
(n) pagodite. A name given to the mineral which the Chinese carve into figures of pagodas, images of idols, and ornaments. It is properly a variety of ...
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Pagodite vs Agalmatolite: When To Use Each One In Writing
Pagodite is a type of stone that is mainly composed of serpentine minerals. It is typically found in shades of green and is often used in ...
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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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History of dental treatments
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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