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Basalt
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle- green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.
2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.