单词 | rice sand |
释义 | > as lemmasrice sand rice sand n. a type of sand having coarse grains resembling rice. ΚΠ 1854 J. Mullens Missions in S. India 94 A mass of sand, each grain of which is as large as the ordinary grains of raw rice, whence it is called rice-sand. 1920 L. C. Snider Oil & Gas in Mid-continent Fields 123 It consists of coarse ‘rice’ sand and sandstone at the base. 1968 E. H. Sellards & G. L. Evans in Texas looks Ahead (Texas Univ.) vi. 115 The term rice sand is applied to coarse-grained siliceous sands occurring in the Catahoula and other Tertiary formations. < as lemmas |
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