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ventifact|ˈvɛntɪfækt| [f. L. vent-us wind n.1 + -i- + fact-us, pa. pple. of facere to make.] A faceted stone shaped or altered by wind-blown sand.
1911J. W. Evans in Geol. Mag. Decade V. VIII. 335 If a general expression be required for any wind-shaped stone, we might speak of a ‘ventifact’, on the analogy of artifact, sometimes spelt ‘artefact’,..and of ‘ventiduct’, which has been employed in architecture. 1935Times 28 Jan. 15/4 Dr. Spencer brought back many fine examples on wind-worn rock and ventifacts for further study. 1944[see dreikanter.] 1949K. P. Oakley Man the Tool-Maker ii. 10 Stones splintered by fire, or faceted by sandstorms (ventifacts or dreikanters) are occasionally mistaken for the work of man. 1970[see dreikanter]. |