amiant(h)usn.

/æmɪˈæntəs//-θəs/

Etymology: < Latin amiantus, < Greek ἀμίαντος undefiled, undefilable; also subst. the mineral, because freed from all stains by being thrown in the fire, it being itself incombustible. Spelling corrupted by confusion with polyanthus, etc. The correct form amiantus should be used.

1. A mineral, a variety of asbestos, splitting into long flexible pearly white fibres, which have been woven into a fabric.

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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [noun] > asbestos > amiantus

amiant1420

asbestos1608

amiantus1668

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textiles from minerals > [noun]

amiantus1725

amiantc1815

iron cloth1854

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. iii. §2. 62 Middle Prized Stones..Incombustible nature..Amiantus, Asbestus.

1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2167 That Lanuginous Stone, called Amianthus.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dict. Œcon. Amianthus, call'd by us sometimes Earthflax, and sometimes Salamander's Hair.

1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 75 Amiantus or Amianthus..is not to be destroyed by Fire.

1866 J. Ruskin Ethics of Dust 76 Here is amianthus, for instance, which is quite as fine and soft as any cotton thread you ever sewed with.

2. A fibrous kind of chrysolite of a greenish colour; the ἀμίαντος of Dioscorides.

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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > olivine group > olivine or chrysolites

topaz1567

olivine1794

chrysolite1813

hyalosiderite1824

glinkite1849

amiantus1863

titanolivine1880

peridotite1882

neochrysolite1884

iddingsite1893

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. §18. 61 Serpentine..also delicately fibrous, and then called amianthus or chrysolite.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online March 2011).

单词	amiant(h)us
释义	amiant(h)usn. /æmɪˈæntəs//-θəs/ Etymology: < Latin amiantus, < Greek ἀμίαντος undefiled, undefilable; also subst. the mineral, because freed from all stains by being thrown in the fire, it being itself incombustible. Spelling corrupted by confusion with polyanthus, etc. The correct form amiantus should be used. 1. A mineral, a variety of asbestos, splitting into long flexible pearly white fibres, which have been woven into a fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [noun] > asbestos > amiantus amiant1420 asbestos1608 amiantus1668 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textiles from minerals > [noun] amiantus1725 amiantc1815 iron cloth1854 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. iii. §2. 62 Middle Prized Stones..Incombustible nature..Amiantus, Asbestus. 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2167 That Lanuginous Stone, called Amianthus. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dict. Œcon. Amianthus, call'd by us sometimes Earthflax, and sometimes Salamander's Hair. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones 75 Amiantus or Amianthus..is not to be destroyed by Fire. 1866 J. Ruskin Ethics of Dust 76 Here is amianthus, for instance, which is quite as fine and soft as any cotton thread you ever sewed with. 2. A fibrous kind of chrysolite of a greenish colour; the ἀμίαντος of Dioscorides. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > olivine group > olivine or chrysolites topaz1567 olivine1794 chrysolite1813 hyalosiderite1824 glinkite1849 amiantus1863 titanolivine1880 peridotite1882 neochrysolite1884 iddingsite1893 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. §18. 61 Serpentine..also delicately fibrous, and then called amianthus or chrysolite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online March 2011). < n.1668
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