solfatara
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of solfatara
1770–80; < Italian (Neapolitan) solfatara, derivative of solfo < Latin sulfur; see sulfur
Example Sentences
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This solfatara must formerly have been much more active than it is now.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin
The solfatara of Danan is situated exactly south of that below, at the end of the ravine of the Kasiboi.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin
Its present state is that of a solfatara; and it is rather an object of curious investigation, than of imposing aspect.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina
At present, as we hear from travellers who have ascended it, the crater, like that of Popocatepetl, is in the condition of a solfatara, sending out jets of steam and sulphurous acid gas.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Tylor, Edward Burnett
It was as weak as water, and tasted like the solfatara of Tivoli, but it came from his own vineyard in Germany, and was at least fifty years old.
From A Roman Singer by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
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