noun
phengītes
Meaning
- phengite
phengītes, ae, m., = φεγγίτης,
I. phengite, selenite, or erystallized gypsum, used for window-panes:
in Cappadociā repertus est lapis candidus, atque translucens, ex argumento phengites appellatus, Plin. 36, 22, 46, § 163; lapis, Suet. Dom. 14.In English words that came into English from phengītes
- phengitephengītes