obsidian — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

blackest, cross-cultural, igneous, maverick, pure, translucent

VERB + OBSIDIAN

appeared, made

OBSIDIAN + NOUN

moonlight, pierce, sky, volcanoes

PREP.

across, from, from, in

ADV.

almost, ever

Definitions

noun

1

A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

The Neolithic culture from 8000 to 6000 B.C., however, was a brilliant period of the revival of crafts, the transformation of gathering into gardening, the growth of a cross-cultural obsidian trade, and the rise of towns.

2

A slightly bluish black, the color of obsidian glass.

adj

1

Black.

Looks like a yellow biscuit of a buttery cue ball moon / Rolling maverick across an obsidian sky

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The Neolithic culture from 8000 to 6000 B.C., however, was a brilliant period of the revival of crafts, the transformation of gathering into gardening, the growth of a cross-cultural obsidian trade, a

Wiktionary

02

Looks like a yellow biscuit of a buttery cue ball moon / Rolling maverick across an obsidian sky

Wiktionary

03

That is the blackest obsidian I have ever seen before.

Tatoeba · #1103085

04

Sir Thomas said that only an arrowhead made of pure obsidian could pierce the mighty dragon's underbelly.

Tatoeba · #10839112

05

Obsidian comes from volcanoes.

Tatoeba · #11492677

06

Obsidian is an igneous rock.

Tatoeba · #11492679

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