ˌagəlˈmad. ə lˌīt, əˌgalˈ-, ˌaˌgalˈ- noun
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Etymology: New Latin agalmatolithus, from Greek agalmat-, agalma + New Latin -lithus -lite
: a soft compact stone of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, sometimes stained, carved into images or miniature pagodas by the Chinese — called also figure stone, pagodite