n. [ Gr. &unr_; clay + -lite. ] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. --
n.;
The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his [ Shakespeare's ] works. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not literal. [ R. ] B. Dawson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. illiteratus: pref. il- not + literatus learned. See In- not, and Literal. ] Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated;
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n. Lack of learning; illiteracy. [ R. ] Ayliffe. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) A mineral of a yellowish or greenish white color, consisting of the sulphate and carbonate of lead; -- so called from having been first found at