pitchstone

[ pich-stohn ]

/ ˈpɪtʃˌstoʊn /

noun

a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.

Origin of pitchstone

1775–85; translation of German Pechstein.See pitch², stone

Words nearby pitchstone

pitch pine, pitch pipe, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitch shot, pitchstone, pitch surface, pitch wart, pitch woo, pitchy, pit dwelling

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Example sentences from the Web for pitchstone

I had never seen him look as he did now, not even in Pitchstone Canyon when we came upon the bodies of Hank and his wife.
The Virginian|Owen Wister
The lavas are curious from abounding in, or rather being in parts composed of pitchstone.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
I was glad enough, though, when we struck the parklike levels of the Pitchstone plateau as the scene of our further progression.
Pony Tracks|Frederic Remington
Such media are the volcanic rocks when they are rapidly cooled, producing various kinds of pitchstone, obsidian, &c.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various

The walls, or banks, of the channel have been denuded away, thus converting the pitchstone casting into a projecting wall of rock.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

British Dictionary definitions for pitchstone

pitchstone

/ (ˈpɪtʃˌstəʊn) /

noun

a dark glassy acid volcanic rock similar in composition to granite, usually intruded as dykes, sills, etc

Word Origin for pitchstone

C18: translation of German Pechstein

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单词	pitchstone
释义	pitchstone [ pich-stohn ] / ˈpɪtʃˌstoʊn / noun a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch. Origin of pitchstone 1775–85; translation of German Pechstein.See pitch², stone Words nearby pitchstone pitch pine, pitch pipe, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitch shot, pitchstone, pitch surface, pitch wart, pitch woo, pitchy, pit dwelling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pitchstone I had never seen him look as he did now, not even in Pitchstone Canyon when we came upon the bodies of Hank and his wife. The Virginian\|Owen Wister The lavas are curious from abounding in, or rather being in parts composed of pitchstone. More Letters of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin I was glad enough, though, when we struck the parklike levels of the Pitchstone plateau as the scene of our further progression. Pony Tracks\|Frederic Remington Such media are the volcanic rocks when they are rapidly cooled, producing various kinds of pitchstone, obsidian, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7\|Various The walls, or banks, of the channel have been denuded away, thus converting the pitchstone casting into a projecting wall of rock. Volcanoes: Past and Present\|Edward Hull British Dictionary definitions for pitchstone pitchstone / (ˈpɪtʃˌstəʊn) / noun a dark glassy acid volcanic rock similar in composition to granite, usually intruded as dykes, sills, etc Word Origin for pitchstone C18: translation of German Pechstein Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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