| 单词 | whet-slate |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhet-slate whet-slate n. a hard slate used for hones; novaculite. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > hard stone > whetstone whetstone1578 wolf-stone1640 hone1688 Water of Ayr stone1793 novaculite1794 Turkey hone1794 Turkey stone1816 whet-slate1839 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > for whetstones > types of Water of Ayr stone1793 novaculite1794 whet-slate1839 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > slate > argillaceous > varieties of killas1673 razea1728 hone-stone1796 whet-slate1839 Arkansas1869 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1141 Whet-slate, or Turkey hone, is a slaty rock, containing a great proportion of quartz. 1856 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (1876) viii. 161 Among the minor products may be mentioned whet-slate and ragstone. < as lemmas |
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