silex

[ sahy-leks ]

/ ˈsaɪ lɛks /

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noun

flint; silica.

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Origin of silex

1585–95; <Latin silex, stem silic- hard stone, flint, boulder

Words nearby silex

silent treatment, silent vote, Silenus, silesia, Silesian, silex, silhouette, silica, silica gel, silica glass, silicate

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How to use silex in a sentence

The knives of silex, which I found last year in such great quantities, are as yet but rarely met with in this excavation.
Troy and its Remains|Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann
The combination of silex or alumina and an alkali in proper portions always yields a fusible, easy-running compound.
Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879|Various
The bed of the road was first properly prepared, and then it was paved with polygonal blocks of blue basalt called silex.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
Silex is another volcanic stone very little used for building, but entirely for paving the roads both ancient and modern.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes

Then, on the terrace above, there is an arcade paved with blocks of silex, and on one side shops.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes

British Dictionary definitions for silex

silex

/ (ˈsaɪlɛks) /

noun

a type of heat-resistant glass made from fused quartz

Word Origin for silex

C16: from Latin: hard stone, flint

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