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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

pétrification

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Fig.: Obduracy; callousness.

Hallywell.

Noun.

The process of petrifying.

That which is petrified; a petrifaction.

[The latter word is generally used.]

Obduracy; callousness.

See also: petrification

pétrification f ‎(plural pétrifications)