eccentric flint

noun

An elite chipped artifact of an often irregular shape, typically fashioned from chert, chalcedony or obsidian (not flint), produced by the Classic Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.

Meanings

nouneccentric flint (plural eccentric flints)

plural eccentric flints

  1. An elite chipped artifact of an often irregular shape, typically fashioned from chert, chalcedony or obsidian (not flint), produced by the Classic Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.
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