Alum stone |
A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. |
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Amazon stone |
A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. |
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Arch stone |
A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir. |
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Perpend stone |
See Perpender. |
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Perpent stone |
See Perpender. |
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Portland stone |
A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of Portland in England, much used in building. |
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Pumice stone |
Same as Pumice. |
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Purbeck stone |
A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England. |
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Rocking-stone |
A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or slightly moved, with but little force. |
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Ro-setta stone |
A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. |
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Stepping-stone |
A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking. |
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Stepping-stone |
Fig.: A means of progress or advancement. |
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Stone |
Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. |
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Stone |
A precious stone; a gem. |
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Stone |
Something made of stone. Specifically: - |
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Stone |
The glass of a mirror; a mirror. |
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Stone |
A monument to the dead; a gravestone. |
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Stone |
A calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus. |
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Stone |
One of the testes; a testicle. |
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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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