[ ˌsɪdʒɪ'leɪtə ]
■ noun
1》 astringent clay from the Greek islands of Lemnos or Samos, formerly used as a medicine.
2》 Samian ware.
Origin
ME: from med. L., lit. 'sealed earth'.
[ ˌsɪdʒɪ'leɪtə ]
■ noun
1》 astringent clay from the Greek islands of Lemnos or Samos, formerly used as a medicine.
2》 Samian ware.
Origin
ME: from med. L., lit. 'sealed earth'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004