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EMERY |
Hard stone |
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FLINT |
Hard stone |
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ASHLAR |
A Hard Building Stone |
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GRANITE |
A Hard Building Stone |
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GRANOLITHIC |
A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements. |
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STEEN |
To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard
material. |
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PETROUS |
Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of
the temporal bone. |
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STEENING |
A lining made of brick, stone, or other hard material, as
for a well. |
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STONE |
The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a cherry or
peach. See Illust. of Endocarp. |
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CHATOYANT |
A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a
polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light. |
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GRAVER |
One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose
occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard
material. |
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STONY |
Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding
in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony
cave; stony ground; a stony crust. |
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NEPHRITE |
A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly
worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney
stone; a kind of jade. See Jade. |
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PEACH |
A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or
two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree which
bears it (Pru... |
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SCULPTURE |
...cing figures and groups,
whether in plastic or hard materials. ... |
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OTOLITE |
One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other
hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory
organs of man... |
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JADE |
A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes
whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is
used for orn... |
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DRILL |
An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making
holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by
revolving, as ... |