Petrifact
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Petrifact is a noun meaning An object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.
Meaning
An object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction.
Example Sentences
The whole scene was littered with petrifacts of different sizes and kinds, enormous trees, weighing tons, bared of their branches, overthrown and turned to stone.
Her long hair, whiter than snow at normal times, had been combed out neatly and tied at the back. Illuminated by the sunlight, it was no longer like snow—but a petrifact, a diamond.
Word Forms
- petrifacts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include petrifaction, petrescence, ventifact, petroform, geofact, tuffite.
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