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/as fawl"teuhm/ or, esp. Brit., /-fal"-/, n.asphalt.[ < NL < Gk ásphalton ASPHALT]
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Asphaltum — Asphalt As phalt, Asphaltum As*phal tum, n. [Gr. ?, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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asphaltum — noun see asphalt I … New Collegiate Dictionary
asphaltum — n. asphalt, black tar like substance used for paving and roofing … English contemporary dictionary
asphaltum — n. See asphalt … New dictionary of synonyms
asphaltum — variant of asphalt * * * /as fawl teuhm/ or, esp. Brit., / fal /, n. asphalt. [ < NL < Gk ásphalton ASPHALT] … Useful english dictionary
mineral pitch — Asphaltum, native bitumen, Jew s pitch … New dictionary of synonyms
