chert

noun \ˈchərt, ˈchat\

Definition of CHERT

: a rock resembling flint and consisting essentially of a large amount of fibrous chalcedony with smaller amounts of cryptocrystalline quartz and amorphous silica

— cherty \ˈchər-tē, ˈcha-\ adjective

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Origin of CHERT

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1679

Rhymes with CHERT

bat, batt, blat, brat, cat, Cat, chat, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, mat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plait, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that, vat

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