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argentinidae |
argentinosaur |
argentite |
argentous |
argentry |
Argil
| argillaceous
| argillaceous rock
| argilliferous
| argillite
| argillo-areenaceous
Argil
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Argil has 1 sense
- argil(n = noun.substance) Array - a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters); Array is a kind of clay
Derived form adjective argillaceous1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Argil, n. clay, esp. that used in pottery.
Derivative
argillaceous adj.
Etymology
F argille f. L argilla f. Gk argillos f. argos white
ROGET THESAURUS
Argil
Softness
N softness, pliableness, flexibility, pliancy, pliability, sequacity, malleability, ductility, tractility, extendibility, extensibility, plasticity, inelasticity, flaccidity, laxity, penetrability, clay, wax, butter, dough, pudding, alumina, argil, cushion, pillow, feather bed, down, padding, wadding, foam, mollification, softening, soft, tender, supple, pliant, pliable, flexible, flexile, lithe, lithesome, lissom, limber, plastic, ductile, tractile, tractable, malleable, extensile, sequacious, inelastic, aluminous, remollient, yielding, flabby, limp, flimsy, doughy, spongy, penetrable, foamy, cushiony, flaccid, flocculent, downy, edematous, oedematous, medullary, argillaceous, mellow, soft as butter, soft as down, soft as silk, yielding as wax, tender as chicken.
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