Part 624

<cs><col>Argillaceous sandstone</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a sandstone containing much clay.</cd> -- <col>Argillaceous iron ore</col>, <cd>the clay ironstone.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Argillaceous schist</col> or <col>state</col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Argillite</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Argilliferous</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar`gil*lif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>argilla</ets> white clay + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil.</def>

<i>Kirwan.</i>

<h1>Argillite</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar"gil*lite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ clay + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`gil*lit"ic</wf>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Argillo-areenaceous</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar*gil`lo-are`e*na"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.</def>

<h1>Argillo-calcareous</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar*gil`lo-cal*ca"re*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.</def>

<h1>Argillo-ferruginous</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar*gil`lo-fer*ru"gi*nous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Containing clay and iron.</def>

<h1>Argillous</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar*gil"lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>argillosus</ets>, fr. <ets>argilla</ets>. See <er>Argil</er>.]</ety> <def>Argillaceous; clayey.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Argive</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar"give</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Argivus</ets>, fr. <ets>Argos</ets>, <ets>Argi</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to <i>Grecian</i> or <i>Greek</i>.</def></def2>

<h1>Argo</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar"go</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Argo</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also <altname>Argo Navis</altname>. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, <i>Carina</i>, <i>Puppis</i>, and <i>Vela</i>.</def>

<h1>Argoan</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar*go"an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to the ship Argo.</def>

<h1>Argoile</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar"goile</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Potter's clay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Argol</h1> <Xpage=80>

<hw>Ar"gol</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Argal</er>, <er>Orgal</er>. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks.</def>

<i>Ure.</i>