English
Etymology
From the Latin argillaceus, from argilla �clay�, from Greek α�γιλλο�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /�:ʤɪl'eɪ��s/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��s|-eɪ��s

Adjective
en-adj

1. pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay

#:*1994: The gleam of the land is in its rocks, the fine-grained argillaceous rocks, here, not purple or grey, but green of living stone. (Winterson, Art & Lies)

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