| 单词 | earth flax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth flax earth flax n. now disused asbestos. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [noun] > asbestos quick-line1601 asbestos1608 earth flax1649 thrum-stone1681 fossil linen1797 cork-fossil1806 fossil cork1859 mountain-cork1859 rock-cork1859 byssus1864 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > serpentine > fibrous asbestos1608 earth flax1649 thrum-stone1681 picrolite1816 chrysotile1850 byssus1864 1649 C. Hoole Easie Entrance Lat. Tongue ii. 162/1 Earth-flax. 1685 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 15 1056 It being calld in general Linum fossile; in English, Earth-flax and in particular Linum Indicum by Cœlius Rhodiginus. 1728 J. Woodward Fossils All Kinds 14 English talc, of which the coarser sort is call'd Plaister, or Parget, the finer, Spaad, Earth-Flax, or Salamander's Hair. 1914 J. D. Sawyer How to make Country Place vi. 236 Asbestos (earth flax) and mineral wool..were used wherever there was danger of a charred timber. < as lemmas |
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