† gadolinicadj.
Geology. Obsolete. rare.
Derived from gadolinite.
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1820 Edinb. Rev. 34 57 A breccia composed of ‘yttria cemented by yttria, or gadolinic yttria’, has never yet been found; and, we may add, never will.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018).
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adj.1820- as billybedamned
- as black as a crow
- as black as coal
- as black as one'a hat
- as black as one's hat
- as black as the ace of spades
- as black as the crook
- as black as the earl of hell's waistcoat
- as black in early use also swart as coal
- as black, or ugly, as sin
- as blithe as a laverock
- as blive
- as bold as brass
- as bright as a button
- as brouke i my chyn, eyes, heid
- as busy as a bee
- as busy as a hen with one chick
- as busy as a nailer
- as calm as a clock
- as calm as a millpond
- as camp as a row of tents
- as chance would have it
- as cheap as chips
- as cheap as dirt
- as chipper as a bird