arenaceousadj.

/arɪˈneɪʃəs/

Etymology: < Latin arēnāceus, < ārēna sand: see -aceous suffix.

a. Having the appearance or consistency of sand; sandy; largely composed of sand or quartz grains.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective]

graineda1529

grainy1611

arenaceous1646

granulary1646

granulous1699

granular1794

granuliform1847

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > stony material > [adjective] > sand

sandyc1000

gravellya1382

sandiferousa1586

sabulous1632

arenous1664

sandish1664

arenose1731

arenaceous1752

arenarious1759

sandyish1793

sabuline1909

sabulose1909

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 203 Fishes..whose egge or spawne is arenaceous and friable.

1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 144 A hard or stony arenaceous greyish substance.

1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 39 A limestone..becomes more arenaceous, until it finally passes into sand or sandstone.

1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) ii. 22 A soft arenaceous mud.

b. figurative.

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1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 239 There is an arenaceous quality in the style which makes progress wearisome.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	arenaceous
释义	arenaceousadj. /arɪˈneɪʃəs/ Etymology: < Latin arēnāceus, < ārēna sand: see -aceous suffix. a. Having the appearance or consistency of sand; sandy; largely composed of sand or quartz grains. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] graineda1529 grainy1611 arenaceous1646 granulary1646 granulous1699 granular1794 granuliform1847 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > stony material > [adjective] > sand sandyc1000 gravellya1382 sandiferousa1586 sabulous1632 arenous1664 sandish1664 arenose1731 arenaceous1752 arenarious1759 sandyish1793 sabuline1909 sabulose1909 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 203 Fishes..whose egge or spawne is arenaceous and friable. 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 144 A hard or stony arenaceous greyish substance. 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 39 A limestone..becomes more arenaceous, until it finally passes into sand or sandstone. 1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) ii. 22 A soft arenaceous mud. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 239 There is an arenaceous quality in the style which makes progress wearisome. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1646
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