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单词 fossil flax
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fossil flax
fossil flax n. Obsolete a variety of asbestos; cf. earth flax n. at earth n.1 Compounds 8b.
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1748 L. Morris Plans Harbours, Bays & Roads in St. George's Channel 4/1 It is mentioned by Pliny..and others; who say, the Antients made Cloth of this Fossil Flax.
1811 R. Fenton Tour Quest Geneal. 230 The linum asbestinum, a kind of fossil flax, found in the stone asbestos, of which they say there is a quarry in Anglesea.
1859 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms 77 In fossil-flax they [sc. the fibres] are so loose and silky that Dolomieu used it for packing his other minerals.
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