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schistous, a.|ˈʃɪstəs|
[f. schist1 + -ous.]
1. Geol. = schistose a. 1.
1802–3tr. Pallas's Trav. (1812) II. 115 It is scarcely ever observed in thin layers between schistous minerals. 1833L. Ritchie Wand. by Loire 122 An immense schistous rock. 1875Wonders of Phys. World i. i. 29 The schistous slate separates readily into leaves.
2. Formed of schist.
1829Peacock Misfort. Elphin xi. 139 Prince Rhun being safe in schistous bastile, Taliesin commenced his journey. 1835Browning Paracelsus i. 812 In the steady, rolling Mayne..is mixed its mass of schistous ore. 1840Arnold Jrnl. in Stanley Life (1858) II. 351 Bare schistous hills.
3. Nat. Hist. = schistose a. 4.
1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Schistosus..sometimes applied the same as Ardisiaceus, to indicate a shade of blue, as the Coluber schistosus: schistous. |