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Australian (iou) and arkose (sh)


Australian (iou)



Australian noun & adjective. L17.
[French australien, from Latin australis in Terra Australis southern land (see sense A.1 below), + -AN.]
A. noun.
1. A native of the Terra Australis, the supposed continent and islands lying in the Great Southern Ocean, now identified as including Australasia, Polynesia, and parts of southern S. America. L17-L18.
2. A native or inhabitant of the island-continent of Australia. E19.
new Australian: see NEW adjective.
B. adjective. Of or pertaining to Australia. E19.
Australian cattle-dog Austral. & NZ a cattle-dog with a dark speckled body. Australian crawl a fast swimming stroke originating in Australia. Australian Football = Australian Rules Football below. Australian MAGPIE. Australian PRATINCOLE. Australian Rules (the rules governing) a form of Football developed in Australia (= Australian Rules Football below). Australian Rules Football a form of Football played on an oval pitch with a rugby ball by teams of 18 players. Australian salmon a large green and silver percoid fish, Arripis trutta, found off the coast of New Zealand and SE Australia. Australian teak = FLINDOSA. Australian terrier a wire-haired terrier of an Australian breed. Australian warbler: see WARBLER 2c.
Australi'ana noun pl. [-ANA] publications or Other items concerning or associated with Australia M19.
Australianism noun (a) a word or idiom peculiar to Australia; (b) = Australianness: L19.
Australianize verb trans. make Australian in character etc. L19.
Australianness [-n-n-] noun the state or quality of being Australian M20.

arkose (sh)




Coarse sandstone that has formed by the disintegration of granite without appreciable decomposition.

It thus consists primarily of quartz and feldspar grains. In the absence of stratification, arkose may bear superficial resemblance to granite, and it sometimes has been described as reconstituted granite, or granite wash. Like the granite from which it was formed, arkose is pink or gray.