lapillus
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lapilli
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noun
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lapilli
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Etymology
Origin of lapillus
1740–50; < Latin: little stone, pebble, diminutive of lapis stone
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The varieties of the P. lapillus differ considerably.
From History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson
The following marine shells occur mixed with the freshwater species above enumerated:—Buccinum undatum, Littorina littorea, Nassa reticulata, Purpura lapillus, Tellina solidula, Cardium edule, and fragments of some others.
From The Antiquity of Man by Sir Charles Lyell
Thus:— agellus, field, for ager-lus; lapillus, pebble, for lapid-lus.
From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett
Among the univalves I can distinguish Dentalium entale, Purpura lapillus, Turritella terebra, and Littorina littorea, all existing shells, but all common also to at least the later deposits of the Crag.
From The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland by W. S. (William Samuel) Symonds
VI, are taken from Koren and Danielssen’s90 memoir on the development of Purpura lapillus.
From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Sir John Lubbock
What they hadn't counted on was the roof collapsing from the weight of all the lapilli and ash.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
It's here that the removal of lapilli and ash has exposed more astonishing artwork.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
“It was full of lapilli, and removing them released a very intense aroma of wine,” said Teresa Virtuoso, the archaeologist overseeing the team excavating the site.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2020
One potentially useful marker we’ve noticed here in New Mexico is the distribution of lapilli — the ashy hailstones that fall out of a cloud of volcanic debris.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2011
Pumice and white lapilli 0 3 —— —— 10 3½ —— —— Many of the ashes in these beds are vitrified, and harsh to the touch.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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