搜尋結果
flint
- IPA[flɪnt]
英式
- a hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk;a piece of flint, especially as flaked or ground in ancient times to form a tool or weapon
noun: flint, plural noun: flints
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk houses built of brick and flint flint implements
- ▪ a piece of flint, especially as flaked or ground in ancient times to form a tool or weapon the early settlers also found a ready supply of flints in the chalk cliffs
- ▪ a piece of flint used with steel to produce an igniting spark, e.g. in a flintlock gun, or (in modern use) a piece of an alloy used similarly, especially in a cigarette lighter he struck a light with his flint