mineral pitch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mineral pitch
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Maltha, mal′tha, n. a thick mineral pitch: any similar preparation used by the ancients as a cement, stucco, or mortar.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Abd-Allatif, an Arabian physician, describes mummy as a substance flowing from the tops of the mountains, and which mixing with the water that streamed down, coagulates like mineral pitch.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
At Selinitza, near Avlona, there is a remarkable deposit of mineral pitch which was extensively worked in Roman times; mining operations are still carried on here, but in a somewhat primitive fashion.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Among mineral products are saltpetre, mineral pitch, petroleum, salt, sulphur, and several precious stones, as the carnelian, agate, and onyx.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Bitumen, or mineral pitch, was regularly applied to this purpose, even by Elizabethan seamen.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
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