fossilize
verb (used with object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing.
verb (used without object), fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing.
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Contemporary Examples of fossilized
But many, and probably most, rules persist as fossilized remains of now-forgotten controversies.
Imagine a world in which every action is governed by fossilized customs.
Historical Examples of fossilized
Fossilized antelope bones have been found in western Nebraska that are estimated to be two million years old.
Watched by Wild AnimalsEnos A. Mills
Champneys (Sir Geoffry), a fossilized old country gentleman, who believes in "blue blood" and the "British peerage."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
The trunk remained, bleeding but alive and vigorous, while the amputated portion lay for centuries in fossilized impotence.
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. CompleteJohn Lothrop Motley
He was a short, square, iron-gray person, with a sort of dead and fossilized eye.
Back HomeIrvin S. Cobb
Fossilized beaks of Tetrabranchiata are known under the name of rhyncholites.