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sphragide

UK/ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪd/

sphragide noun: an aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay.

Noun

sphragide (countable and uncountable, plural sphragides)

  1. An aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay.
    • Dr. Hawks says it is found in Lemnos, sometimes called Terra Lemnia, and used in medicine. It is sometimes called sphragide.1860, Archaeologia Americana
    • Lemnian earth (sphragide bole, a kind of fine clay)1874, Reports on the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873, page 498
    Synonyms:
    Lemnian earth, Lemnian bole

Examples of sphragide in a sentence

  • The genuine Lemnian earth of the Greeks, or Sphragide, was a yellowish-grey earth or clay found in the Island of Stalimene (ancient Lemnos).1906, The National Druggist - Volume 36, page 269:
  • Pb content is relatively elevated in the sphragides compared to some of the sediments, but not all (i.e.2017, C.J. Duffin, C. Gardner-Thorpe, R.T.J. Moody, Geology and Medicine: Historical Connections, →ISBN, page 151:

Synonyms of sphragide

Forms of sphragide

pluralsphragides

Origin of sphragide

From Latin sphragis, sphragidis (“Lemnian earth”), from Ancient Greek σφραγίς (sphragís, “a seal”), so called because sold in sealed packets.

Questions about sphragide

What does sphragide mean?
Sphragide means an aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay.
How do you use sphragide in a sentence?
The genuine Lemnian earth of the Greeks, or Sphragide, was a yellowish-grey earth or clay found in the Island of Stalimene (ancient Lemnos).
What part of speech is sphragide?
Sphragide is a noun.
How do you pronounce sphragide?
Sphragide is pronounced /ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of sphragide?
The plural of sphragide is sphragides.

Words near sphragide in the dictionary

  1. sphinxing
  2. sphinxities
  3. sphinxity
  4. sphinxlike
  5. sphondin
  6. sphragide
  7. sphragides
  8. sphragis
  9. sphragistic
  10. sphragistics
  11. sphrigosis

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