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Etymology

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From basalt +‎ -ine.

Adjective

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basaltine (comparative more basaltine, superlative most basaltine)

  1. (obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt.
    • 1786, Richard Payne Knight, On the Worship of Priapus, section X:
      In this character she is represented by a small basaltine figure, of Egyptian sculpture, at Strawberry Hill, which is covered over with symbols of various kinds from top to bottom.

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