granitoid

American  

[gran-i-toid] / ˈgræn ɪˌtɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling or having the texture of granite.

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Etymology

Origin of granitoid

First recorded in 1785–95; granite + -oid

Example Sentences

Dreadfully run down," said Mrs. Sequin to herself, making a sweeping survey of the premises, "all this front lawn ought to be terraced and have granitoid walks and formal approaches.

From A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan

The Silurian rocks of the Arctic Archipelago rest everywhere directly on the granitoid rocks, with a remarkable red sandstone, passing into coarse grit, for their base.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

Yellow and white sandstones are also found in small quantity on the islands, reposing upon the granitoid rocks.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

From the granitoid square at the base of the air-shaft came the rattle of after-dinner dishes and the babble of dialect.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

Wolstenholme Sound the granitoid rocks of Greenland become converted into mica slate and actinolite slate of a remarkable character.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold