Associations to the word «Breccia»

Wiktionary

BRECCIA, noun. (petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

Dictionary definition

BRECCIA, noun. A rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats