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Phrygian stone

Phrygian stone noun: a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice (or perhaps the pumice itself), used for dyeing, and said to be drying and astringent.

Noun

Phrygian stone

  1. (Ancient-Rome) A light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice (or perhaps the pumice itself), used for dyeing, and said to be drying and astringent.

Questions about Phrygian stone

What does Phrygian stone mean?
Phrygian stone means a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice (or perhaps the pumice itself), used for dyeing, and said to be drying and astringent.
What part of speech is Phrygian stone?
Phrygian stone is a noun.

Words near Phrygian stone in the dictionary

  1. Phrygian cadences
  2. Phrygian cap
  3. Phrygian caps
  4. Phrygian mode
  5. Phrygian modes
  6. Phrygian stone
  7. Phrygianize
  8. Phrygianized
  9. Phrygianizes
  10. Phrygianizing
  11. Phrygians

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