BAETYL


Meaning of BAETYL in English

— baetylic /bee til"ik/ , adj.

/beet"l/ , n. Class. Antiq.

a meteorite or stone held sacred or believed to be of divine origin.

Also, baetulus /bee"cheuh leuhs, beet"l euhs/ , baetylus /beet"l euhs/ .

[ 1850-55; baetulus baítylos meteoric stone ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .