释义 |
flintify, v.|ˈflɪntɪfaɪ| [f. flint n. + -ify.] To turn to flint. Hence ˈflintified ppl. a., ˈflintifying vbl. n. or ppl. a.
1799Kirwan Geol. Ep. 447 There is no partial impregnation nor any gradation of the flintyfying operation. 1880Blackmore Mary Anerley III. iv. 62 Rugged and flintified knobs and edges [of oysters]. |