Pagodite is the name of the stone used by the Chinese for carving
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pagodite — ⇒PAGODITE, subst. fém. MINÉR. Stéatite rose ou verte appelée aussi pierre de lard utilisée par les Chinois pour la confection des magots ou pagodes. Synon. agalmatolithe. C est à la stéatite que doivent être rapportées une partie des substances… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pagodite — Pa*go dite, n. (Min.) Agalmatolite; so called because sometimes carved by the Chinese into the form of pagodas. See {Agalmatolite}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pagodite — Agalmatolite Ag al*mat o*lite ([a^]g [a^]l*m[a^]t [ o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. a galma, a galmatos, image, statue + lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pagodite — ˈpagəˌdīt, pəˈgōˌdīt noun or pagoda stone ( s) Etymology: French pagodite, from pagode pagoda (from Portuguese) + ite; so called from its use for carving miniature pagodas … Useful english dictionary
pagodite — (pa go di t ) s. f. Autrement dite pierre à magots (voy. pierre n° 4, (pierre de lard)) … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
pagodite — n. Agalmatolite, figurestone, lardite … New dictionary of synonyms
pagodite — pag·o·dite … English syllables
Agalmatolite — Ag al*mat o*lite ([a^]g [a^]l*m[a^]t [ o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. a galma, a galmatos, image, statue + lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
figure stone — Agalmatolite Ag al*mat o*lite ([a^]g [a^]l*m[a^]t [ o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. a galma, a galmatos, image, statue + lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pyrophyllite — is a phyllosilicate mineral species belonging to the clay family and composed of aluminium silicate hydroxide: AlSi2O5OH. It occurs in two more or less distinct varieties, namely, as crystalline folia and as compact masses; distinct crystals are… … Wikipedia
