单词 | gneissy |
释义 | gneissyadj. = gneissic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [adjective] > gneiss gneissy1799 gneissose1843 gneissoid1849 gneissitic1856 gneissic1859 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 114 On the gneissy country..appears a coarse serpentine. 1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. II. xxii. 136 Angular blocks of white gneissy granite. 1925 H. L. Mencken Let. 27 May in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 224 Accompanying shivery, loamy, and kneisy minerals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1799 |
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