English Explanatory Dictionary

agalmatolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, which was used in China for carvings in pagodas. It is probably a variety of pinite.

Word forms

agalmatolite agalmatolites

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγαλμα (ágalma, “statue”, stem amalgat-) + -o- + -lite.

Synonyms

figure stone pagodite
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