2. Verb. (present participle of petrify) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petrified
1. petrify [v] - See also: petrify
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrified
Literary usage of Petrified
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... pieces of petrified money * had been brought from thence; fome of which were
of the ... 33 f. the petrified pieces of money are faid to be Venetian ..."
2. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1824)
"petrified fruits are sometimes spoken of, but they are very rare. ... A trunk of
a petrified tree has been met with upon Mount Stella, in the country of the ..."
3. The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain (2001)
"I wasted so much time praying that the roof would fall in on these petrified LACKEY.
dispiriting palace and pictures. And besides, as in Paris, ..."
4. Our American Wonderlands by George Wharton James (1915)
"CHAPTER XVI THE petrified FORESTS OF ARIZONA THE ordinary layman says petrified,
the scientist, fossil. • The dictionary defines a petrification as that ..."
5. Marvels of the New West: A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the by William Makepeace Thayer (1887)
"Another of the curiosities of the New West is the petrified forest. ... Here we
came upon the remains of a petrified forest, prostrate, d partially buried ..."
6. Through Our Unknown Southwest: The Wonderland of the United States-- Little by Agnes Christina Laut (1913)
"For instance, the petrified Forests cover an area of 2000 acres that could keep
you busy for a week. Then, when you think you have seen everything, ..."
7. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1875)
"petrified Forest.—Five miles west of Calistoga, in the ridge which separates Napa
from Santa Rosa, are a score of petrified tree-trunks, lying down, ..."
8. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... pieces of petrified money * had been brought from thence; fome of which were
of the ... 33 f. the petrified pieces of money are faid to be Venetian ..."
9. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1824)
"petrified fruits are sometimes spoken of, but they are very rare. ... A trunk of
a petrified tree has been met with upon Mount Stella, in the country of the ..."
10. The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain (2001)
"I wasted so much time praying that the roof would fall in on these petrified LACKEY.
dispiriting palace and pictures. And besides, as in Paris, ..."
11. Our American Wonderlands by George Wharton James (1915)
"CHAPTER XVI THE petrified FORESTS OF ARIZONA THE ordinary layman says petrified,
the scientist, fossil. • The dictionary defines a petrification as that ..."
12. Marvels of the New West: A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the by William Makepeace Thayer (1887)
"Another of the curiosities of the New West is the petrified forest. ... Here we
came upon the remains of a petrified forest, prostrate, d partially buried ..."
13. Through Our Unknown Southwest: The Wonderland of the United States-- Little by Agnes Christina Laut (1913)
"For instance, the petrified Forests cover an area of 2000 acres that could keep
you busy for a week. Then, when you think you have seen everything, ..."
14. The Resources of California: Comprising the Society, Climate, Salubrity by John Shertzer Hittell (1875)
"petrified Forest.—Five miles west of Calistoga, in the ridge which separates Napa
from Santa Rosa, are a score of petrified tree-trunks, lying down, ..."
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