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Word entry · 8 letters

obsidian

Best crossword clue

"Dark volcanic glass"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/Part of speech nounSorted abdiinosStarts with OEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Dark volcanic glass formed when lava cools very quickly.

Word origin

From Latin obsidianus; named after Obsidius, who was, according to Pliny, the Roman who discovered the stone in Aethiopia.

Used in a sentence

  • Looks like a yellow biscuit of a buttery cue ball moon / Rolling maverick across an obsidian sky

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