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Cork fossil
Cork fossil Cork" fos`sil (k[^o]rk" f[o^]s`s[i^]l). (Min.)
A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.
EffossionEffossion Ef*fos"sion, n. [L. effossio. See Effodient.]
A digging out or up. [R.] ``The effossion of coins.'
--Arbuthnot. Fossil
Fossil Fos"sil, n.
1. A substance dug from the earth. [Obs.]
Note: Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the word
is now restricted to express the remains of animals and
plants found buried in the earth. --Ure.
2. (Paleon.) The remains of an animal or plant found in
stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species,
but many of the later ones belong to species still living.
3. A person whose views and opinions are extremely
antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time
rather than with the present. [Colloq.]
FossilFossil Fos"sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus.
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond. Fossil buttonmoldsButtonmold But"ton*mold`, n.
A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a
button by covering it with cloth. [Written also
buttonmould.]
Fossil buttonmolds, joints of encrinites. See Encrinite. Fossil copalFossil Fos"sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus.
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond. Fossil corkFossil Fos"sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus.
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond. Fossil farinaFossil Fos"sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus.
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond. Fossil oreFossil Fos"sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus.
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond. Fossiliferous
Fossiliferous Fos`sil*if"er*ous, a. [Fossil + -ferous.]
(Paleon.)
Containing or composed of fossils.
Fossilification
Fossilification Fos*sil`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [Fossil + L. facere
to make.]
The process of becoming fossil.
Fossilism
Fossilism Fos"sil*ism, n.
1. The science or state of fossils. --Coleridge.
2. The state of being extremely antiquated in views and
opinions.
Fossilist
Fossilist Fos"sil*ist, n.
One who is versed in the science of fossils; a
paleontologist. --Joseph Black.
Fossilization
Fossilization Fos`sil*i*za"tion, n. [Cf. F. fossilisation.]
The process of converting, or of being converted, into a
fossil.
Fossilize
Fossilize Fos"sil*ize, v. i.
1. To become fossil.
2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the
influence of change or progress.
Fossilized
Fossilized Fos"sil*ized, a.
Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or
opinions.
A fossilized sample of confused provincialism. --Earle.
Misgurnus fossilisThunderfish Thun"der*fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large European loach (Misgurnus fossilis). RefossionRefossion Re*fos"sion (r?*f?sh"?n), n. [L. refodere, refossum,
to dig up again. See Fosse.]
The act of digging up again. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Suffossion
Suffossion Suf*fos"sion, n. [L. suffossio, from suffodere,
suffossum, to dig under; sub under + fodere to dig.]
A digging under; an undermining. [R.] --Bp. Hall.
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