fossilatedadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɒsᵻleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈfɑsəˌleɪdᵻd/

Forms: 1800s fossillated, 1800s– fossilated.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -ated suffix.

Etymology: < fossil n. + -ated suffix. Compare slightly later fossilate v. and earlier fossilized adj.

Now rare.

Turned into a fossil; fossilized. Frequently figurative. Also: containing fossils; fossiliferous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > fossilized

fossilized1794

fossilated1816

fossiled1828

fossilified1839

1816 Repertory of Arts 2nd Ser. 29 28 A methodical arrangement of strata, in which the innumerable fossilated organic remains are imbedded.

1823 G. S. Faber Treat. Christian Dispensations I. iii. 143 The fossilated ruins of the productions of the third and fifth and sixth demiurgic periods.

1854 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 17 45/2 The whole structure is composed of fossillated limestone, hewn and chiselled from quarries in the neighbourhood of Nashville.

1961 Times 1 Feb. 8/2 Mr. Callister spoke of ‘the hidebound policy of a fossilated board of directors’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fossilated
释义	fossilatedadj. Brit. /ˈfɒsᵻleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈfɑsəˌleɪdᵻd/ Forms: 1800s fossillated, 1800s– fossilated. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fossil n., -ated suffix. Etymology: < fossil n. + -ated suffix. Compare slightly later fossilate v. and earlier fossilized adj. Now rare. Turned into a fossil; fossilized. Frequently figurative. Also: containing fossils; fossiliferous. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > fossilized fossilized1794 fossilated1816 fossiled1828 fossilified1839 1816 Repertory of Arts 2nd Ser. 29 28 A methodical arrangement of strata, in which the innumerable fossilated organic remains are imbedded. 1823 G. S. Faber Treat. Christian Dispensations I. iii. 143 The fossilated ruins of the productions of the third and fifth and sixth demiurgic periods. 1854 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 17 45/2 The whole structure is composed of fossillated limestone, hewn and chiselled from quarries in the neighbourhood of Nashville. 1961 Times 1 Feb. 8/2 Mr. Callister spoke of ‘the hidebound policy of a fossilated board of directors’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1816
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