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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Ammonite
AM’MONITE, n.[Cornu ammonis, from Jupiter Ammon, whose statues were represented with ram’s horns.]
Serpent-stone, or cornu ammonis, a fossil shell, curved into a spiral, like a ram’s horn; of various sizes, from the smallest grains to three feet in diameter. This fossil is found in stratums of limestone and clay, and in argillaceous iron ore. It is smooth or ridged; the ridges strait, crooked or undulated.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Ammonite," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KPV5IPJVZZPU3FR.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Ammonite." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KPV5IPJVZZPU3FR.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Ammonite' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KPV5IPJVZZPU3FR.
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