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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ARGILLA'CEOUS, a. [L. argillaceus.] Partaking of the nature of clay; clayey; consisting of argil.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: argillaceous, clayey] [ant: arenaceous, sandlike, sandy]
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: circa 1731 of, relating to, or containing clay or clay minerals; clayey
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Argillaceous Ar`gil*la"ceous, a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. Argillaceous schist or state. See Argillite.
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
a. Clayey, aluminous.
