Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SECT'ILE
SECT'ILE, a. [L. sectilis, from seco, to cut.]
A sectile mineral is one that is midway between the brittle and the malleable, as soapstone and plumbago. – Phillips.
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SECT'ILE, a. [L. sectilis, from seco, to cut.]
A sectile mineral is one that is midway between the brittle and the malleable, as soapstone and plumbago. – Phillips.
Return to page 66 of the letter “S”.